02/03/15 Tracking glaciers with accelerators To predict Earth’s future, geologists use particle accelerators to understand its past.
01/30/15 Cosmic inflation remains undiscovered A new study puts earlier discovery claims into perspective.
01/29/15 Real scientists borrow ‘Big Bang’ costumes Parkas from The Big Bang Theory recently wound up in Greenland on an actual scientific expedition.
01/27/15 Of symmetries, the strong force and Helen Quinn Scientist Helen Quinn has had a significant impact on the field of theoretical physics.
01/22/15 DECam’s nearby discoveries The Dark Energy Camera does more than its name would lead you to believe.
01/20/15 How to build your own particle detector Make a cloud chamber and watch fundamental particles zip through your living room!
01/16/15 20-ton magnet heads to New York A superconducting magnet begins its journey from SLAC laboratory in California to Brookhaven Lab in New York.
01/16/15 Scientists complete array on Mexican volcano An international team of astrophysicists has completed an advanced detector to map the most energetic phenomena in the universe.
01/13/15 Dark horse of the dark matter hunt Dark matter might be made up of a type of particle not many scientists are looking for: the axion.
01/12/15 Mirror, mirror After more than six years of grinding and polishing, the first-ever dual-surface mirror for a major telescope is complete.
01/08/15 Transition edge sensors An update to technology more than a century old might be key to making the next big discovery in particle physics.
01/07/15 Shh! DEAP is hunting dark matter How far will scientists go to cut through the noise in search of a subtle signal?