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Evidence of a ‘Fifth Force’ Faces Scrutiny

By Natalie Wolchover
June 7, 2016
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A lab in Hungary has reported an anomaly that could lead to a physics revolution. But even as excitement builds, closer scrutiny has unearthed a troubling backstory.

particle physics

In LHC’s Shadow, America’s Collider Awakens

By Natalie Wolchover
March 6, 2015
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The Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider fired up for its 15th run to take a deeper look at the building blocks of atoms.

particle physics

Quark Quartet Fuels Quantum Feud

By Natalie Wolchover
August 27, 2014
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Newly discovered particles are forcing physicists to extend their simple picture of subatomic interactions or replace it with a more nuanced understanding.

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particle physics

Physicists Prove Surprising Rule of Threes

By Natalie Wolchover
May 27, 2014
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Three groups of experimentalists have independently observed a strange state of matter that forms from three particles of any type and at any scale, from practically infinitesimal to infinite.

astrophysics

A Primordial Nucleus Behind the Elements of Life

By Natalie Wolchover
December 4, 2012
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Using supercomputers and new mathematical techniques, physicists are working to reveal how the Hoyle state atomic nucleus gives rise to the light elements that enable life, and how it drives the evolution of stars.


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