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

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 ...

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 ...

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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 ...

Roger Barlow passed away suddenly on 1 February 2026 at his home in Wales. He had an illustrious career in particle physics ...

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

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 ...

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 ...