An unforeseen feature in proton-proton collisions previously observed by the CMS experiment at CERN's Large Hadron Collider ...

Artist's impression of the short-lived union of a top quark and a top antiquark formed by the exchange of gluons. (Image: D.

Scientists are on the trail of a mysterious five-particle structure that could challenge one of the biggest theories in ...

In physics, there are two great pillars of thought that don't quite fit together. The Standard Model of particle physics describes all known ...

A new study proposes that discovering a single exotic particle at the LHC could falsify string theory as we know it.

Nearly 50 years ago, physicists floated a bold idea: our universe might be stuck in a false vacuum. This state feels stable, ...

Cosmic radiation occasionally contains enormous amounts of energy, but we don’t know why or where this radiation comes from.

Almost a thousand of the world’s top space scientists will visit Durham University next week (7 to 11 July) as we host the UK ...

However, the problem with string theory is that it is so flexible that it can explain almost anything, making it nearly ...

Experts were running a test to see how some of the most mysterious singularities in the universe worked. They can change physics forever with the discovery.

July 4th is a date packed with historical significance around the globe, resonating far beyond its well-known American ...