Physicists know that their elegant theoretical description of forces and particles — the standard model of particle physics — ...

The future circular collider at CERN, intended to probe the properties of the Higgs boson in 20 years' time, excites ...

Mark Thomson has taken the reins at CERN just as particle physics confronts some of its deepest unknowns – and faces hard ...

Scientists working at CERN’s Large Hadron Collider may be seeing the strongest hints yet of physics beyond the Standard Model — the decades-old theory that explains the fundamental particles and ...

A proposed funding program for small- and medium-scale projects reveals insights into the science, logistical challenges, and future of particle physics research. Particle physicists have a reputation ...

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“I think art is what makes us human,” says Dr. Clara Nellist, a particle physicist at CERN, the European Organization for Nuclear Research. “Pure scientific curiosity … I compare it to art.” “One of ...

Daniel Whiteson reflects on a career in particle physics at ATLAS, and on building a parallel path in science communication ...

Lord Shiva's Nataraja form, symbolizing cosmic energy and the rhythm of existence, is mirrored in the principles of quantum ...

No one has ever probed a particle more stringently than this. In a new experiment, scientists measured a magnetic property of the electron more carefully than ever before, making the most precise ...

Visit NAP.edu/10766 to get more information about this book, to buy it in print, or to download it as a free PDF. Elementary particle physics is the modern expression of the human quest to understand ...