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Particle physics: Facts about the elementary particles that make up our universe
By Damien Pine published
Discover the fascinating world of particle physics — the most fundamental building blocks of the universe and the forces that connect them.

Does light lose energy as it crosses the universe?
By Jarred Roberts published
The speed of light is the fastest anything can travel. What happens to a photon from a galaxy 25 million light years away on its journey toward Earth?

Mathematics: Facts about counting, equations, and infamous unsolved problems
By Tia Ghose last updated
Discover interesting facts about mathematics, who invented it and the most famous unsolved problems.

Physicists take step toward a 'theory of everything'
By Andrey Feldman published
A new physics paper takes a step toward creating a long-sought "theory of everything" by uniting gravity with the quantum world. However, the new theory remains far from being proven observationally.

When was math invented?
By Tom Metcalfe published
Humans started counting tens of thousands of years ago, but when did they begin figuring out advanced arithmetic, algebra and even calculus?

World's largest atom smasher turned lead into gold — and then destroyed it in an instant
By Ben Turner published
The world's largest particle collider produces roughly 89,000 gold nuclei every second, all from smashing lead atoms together at near-light-speed.

Groundbreaking atomic clock is off by less than 1 second every 100 million years
By Ben Turner published
The National Institute of Standards and Technology's new cesium fountain clock is one of the most precise atomic clocks ever created.

Physicists spot elusive 'free-range' atoms ineracting in space for first time ever
By Joanna Thompson published
Physicists have used a novel technique to observe individual atoms interacting in free space for the first time ever. The new technique confirms a century-old quantum mechanical theory.
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