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A boiling sea of quarks and gluons, including virtual ones—this is how we can imagine the main phase of high-energy proton ...

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From a particle smasher encircling the moon to an “impossible” laser, five scientists reveal the experiments they would run ...

A decade-long investigation into puzzling neutrino behavior has now ruled out one of the most widely discussed explanations: ...

The constancy of the speed of light is a pillar of modern physics, but questions persist about its absolute universality.

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Neutrinos are tiny subatomic particles that barely interact with matter. They can pass through planets without stopping. The ...

University of Iowa researchers have modeled how to create more efficient, secure, and scalable quantum technologies through ...

Japanese astrophysicist Tomonori Totani claims gamma rays from the Milky Way may be the first direct evidence of dark matter, sparking scientific debate.