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Some strange radio signals are broadcasting out of Antarctica's ice, and the researchers who found them don't know why.

Scientists Discover Bizarre Signals Coming From Ice in Antarctica

By Noor Al-Sibai

Scientists at CERN just made one of the rarest observations in particle physics to-date, measuring an ultra-rare form of kaon decay.

Something Wild Just Happened at the CERN Particle Accelerator

By Frank Landymore

According to former particle physicist Sabine Hossenfelder, the state of the field of particle physics is misguided and wasteful.

Former Particle Physicist Absolutely Annihilates the Field of Particle Physics

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

In a new piece for Big Think, Hartsfield argues that massive particle accelerators simply aren't worth the colossal amounts of money and effort.

Physicist Begs Colleagues Not to Build Another Large Hadron Collider

By Victor Tangermann

Scientists confirmed that a powerful antineutrino crashed into Antarctica in 2016, triggering a subatomic phenomenon that had never been verified before.

Scientists Confirm an Incredibly Powerful Antimatter Particle Crashed Into Antarctica

By Dan Robitzski

In order to give high-energy researchers better working conditions, one physicist proposes building a particle collider on the Moon.

This Madlad Wants to Build a Particle Collider on the Moon

By Dan Robitzski

Vast New Particle Accelerator Would Dwarf Large Hadron Collider

Vast New Particle Accelerator Would Dwarf Large Hadron Collider

By Jon Christian

The Large Hadron Collider was shut down for routine maintenance on Monday. Come 2021, CERN scientists will have equipped it with all new accelerators.

The Large Hadron Collider Just Shut Down

By Dan Robitzski

Particle accelerators can lead to major breakthroughs in our understanding of the universe, and now, we may have a better way to create them.

An Acceleration Breakthrough Could Fundamentally Change How We Study Particles

By Kristin Houser

CERN Researchers Are Planning to Trap and Truck Antimatter From One Facility to Another

CERN Researchers Are Planning to Trap and Truck Antimatter From One Facility to Another

By Chelsea Gohd

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

New Particles May “Signal the Breaking Point of the Standard Model”

New Particles May “Signal the Breaking Point of the Standard Model”

CERN Scientist on What Physicists Have Left to Discover After Higgs Boson

CERN Scientist on What Physicists Have Left to Discover After Higgs Boson

By Chelsea Gohd

Researchers Trained a Quantum Computer to Find the Higgs Boson

Researchers Trained a Quantum Computer to Find the Higgs Boson

By Chelsea Gohd

AI is Changing Everything – Even Science Itself

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AI is Changing Everything – Even Science Itself

By Chelsea Gohd

CERN’s New Particle Discovery May Help Us Better Understand What Governs the Universe

CERN’s New Particle Discovery May Help Us Better Understand What Governs the Universe