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Historic search for 'huge missing piece' of the universe reveals new secrets of particle physics
Scientists hunted dark matter and solar neutrinos with one of the largest experiments yet. While the neutrinos likely appeared, dark matter results couldn't be confirmed.
World's largest neutrino detector starts up — with incredible results
Deep underground in southern China, there is a 20,000-ton tank of liquid that can detect neutrinos. Named JUNO, the detector's first results are in — and they're very promising.
For the first time, physicists peer inside the nucleus of a molecule using electrons as a probe
A novel experiment has revealed a phenomenon called the Bohr–Weisskopf effect in a pear-shaped nucleus in a molecule for the first time.
What are the 'magic numbers' in nuclear physics?
Why do some elements decay in minutes, while others last billions of years? Certain "magic numbers" of nuclear particles may make all the difference.
Why does the universe exist?
The universe exists because matter and antimatter are not good friends.
Scientists watch a single electron move during a chemical reaction for first time ever
For the first time, scientists visualized how electrons behave during a chemical reaction, which could help reduce unwanted byproducts in future chemistry.
'A bundle of microscopic tornadoes' may be building the cosmic web
When invisible dark matter spins, it may form clumps of "vortexes" that stretch across space, forming the cosmic web that links all galaxies, new research proposes.
Bizarre radio signals that defy physics detected under Antarctica
Researchers detected mysterious radio waves in Antarctica that seem to defy the rules of particle physics. Now they're searching for a cause.
