These infinitesimally small and nearly massless particles are everywhere.

For the first time, scientists have measured Earth's ability to absorb neutrinos

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Using an array of 5,160 basketball-sized optical sensors, scientists have demonstrated that Earth is able to absorb neutrinos passing through it.

For the First Time, Scientists Have Measured the Earth's Ability to Absorb Neutrinos

They used 5,160 sensors buried in ice for their calculations.

For the First Time, Scientists Have Measured the Earth’s Ability to Absorb Neutrinos

Factor of Three

Rare Earth

Chain Reaction

Little Neutral One

Yop!

Easing Tension With Neutrinos

As strange as the neutrino model is, it really works.

We’ve come a long way in neutrino physics in the last 60 years, from their first detection to the confirmation of their complex behavior.

60 Years Since They Were First Observed, There’s Much Left to Learn About Neutrinos

The enduring weirdness of neutrinos (and their flavors).

One of the basic assumptions we make about objects is that they are objectively real. With neutrinos, our intuition fails when it comes to quantum theory.

Why Neutrinos Aren’t “Real”

Here's how our intuition fails when it comes to quantum theory.

A Lack of Balance

The Great Unknown

You can either measure a neutrino’s mass, or its "flavor" — but not both.

The Secrets of Neutrinos, One of the Strangest Particles in the Known Universe

How neutrinos with “fuzzy” quantum mass solve the solar neutrino problem. 

A collaboration has detected neutrino particles bouncing off of atomic nuclei, a never-before-seen phenomena, using a detector so small it could be transported by hand and adopted to functions like nuclear weapon detection.

This Handheld Detector Spotted A Never-Before-Seen Physics Phenomenon

The sighting may have applications in finding dark matter, learning about supernovas, and preventing the spread of nuclear weapons.

Understanding this could be the key to understanding the universe.

Watch: Quantum Shape-Shifting is Real

The combined results of several studies have narrowed the potential range where a theoretical subset of particles known as sterile neutrinos could exist.
The discovery of these fundamental particles could dramatically alter the Standard Model of particle physics.

The Dark Sector of Physics: The Hunt for New Fundamental Particles Is On

The search just for particles just got accelerated.

Scientists believe neutrinos could be the key to a deeper understanding of the universe. Technology like this could be used to repair damaged noses, knees and ears.

Researchers Are Planning To Shoot Mysterious Subatomic Particles Through The Earth

Physicists are attempting to measure the (once believed to have no mass) particles called neutrinos.  

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For the First Time, Scientists Have Measured the Earth’s Ability to Absorb Neutrinos

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This Handheld Detector Spotted A Never-Before-Seen Physics Phenomenon

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The Dark Sector of Physics: The Hunt for New Fundamental Particles Is On

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Researchers Are Planning To Shoot Mysterious Subatomic Particles Through The Earth

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