In the very early Universe, practically all particles were massless. Then the Higgs symmetry broke, and suddenly everything was different.
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With new W-boson, top quark, and Higgs boson measurements, the LHC contradicts earlier Fermilab results. The Standard Model still holds.
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In our Universe, matter is made of particles, while antimatter is made of antiparticles. But sometimes, the physical lines get real blurry.
The new electrically conductive substrate could be the future of hydroponic farming.
There’s a quantum limit to how precisely anything can be measured. By squeezing light, LIGO has now surpassed all previous limitations.
On New Year’s Eve 1899, the captain of this Pacific steamliner sailed into history. Or did he?
If the electromagnetic and weak forces unify to make the electroweak force, maybe, at higher energies, something even grander happens?
At a fundamental level, only a few particles and forces govern all of reality. How do their combinations create human consciousness?
Google’s “Genie” could be used to create a wide range of interactive environments for more than just games.
In the early stages of the hot Big Bang, matter and antimatter were (almost) balanced. After a brief while, matter won out. Here’s how.
For decades, theorists have been cooking up “theories of everything” to explain our Universe. Are all of them completely off-track?
Symmetries aren’t just about folding or rotating a piece of paper, but have a profound array of applications when it comes to physics.
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Fermilab’s TeVatron just released the best mass measurement of the W-boson, ever. Here’s what doesn’t add up.
In general relativity, matter and energy curve spacetime, which we experience as gravity. Why can’t there be an “antigravity” force?
NASA’s minivan-sized drone is scheduled to search for signs of life on Titan in 2034.
An excerpt from “Memory,” a primer on human memory, its workings, feats, and flaws, by two leading psychological researchers.
The zero-point energy of empty space is not zero. Even with all the physics we know, we have no idea how to calculate what it ought to be.
Music is part of the human experience, which is why some philosophers have written about it. Some had wacky ideas.
It’s nearly 20,000 miles long.
At a fundamental level, only a few particles and forces govern all of reality. How do their combinations create human consciousness?
His career helped define humanity’s place in the world by bringing us “a little closer” to our ape relatives.
Japanese thought can’t be easily characterized by just a few books — but this essential guide is a great place to start.
Some constants, like the speed of light, exist with no underlying explanation. How many “fundamental constants” does our Universe require?
Origin of life studies have always focused on a set of strict environments that could give rise to life. Ante-life opens new possibilities.
“Conceptual isolation” offers an agreeable solution.
Here’s the case for why science can’t keep ignoring human experience.