In 1987 scientists at the European Muon Collaboration (EMC) at Cern were left baffled when their experiment to work out why and how protons 'spin' was unsuccessful. The conundrum became known as the ...

Researchers working in the Large Hadron Collider experiments have discovered a never-before-seen subatomic particle, the Xi_b^*0 made up of three quarks, a beauty quark, an astrange quark and either ...

The particles that are in an atom: protons, neutrons and electrons The particles that are in protons and neutrons: quarks The four fundamental forces: gravity, electromagnetism, the strong force and ...

In recent years, scientists have made great strides toward harnessing nuclear fusion, in hopes to one day create reactors that produce near-limitless clean energy. But now, a pair of researchers has ...

A new type of particle which may help us understand how matter is bound together has been spotted by scientists. A team of physicists at the Large Hadron Collider announced the discovery of the ...

A University of Manchester physicist is part of an international team of scientists that has discovered a new subatomic particle at CERN’s Large Hadron Collider (LHC). The new heavy particle, named Xi ...

A pink glow illuminates the inside of this model of the LHC beam pipe, which is used to train engineers and technicians at CERN Photo by Guillaume Jeanneret/CERN Two new sub-atomic particles have been ...

Scientists have found an extra charming new subatomic particle that they hope will help further explain a key force that binds matter together. Physicists at the Large Hadron Collider in Europe ...

The world’s biggest atom smasher has once again done its job and found a new subatomic particle. Physicists at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) in Europe announced the fleeting discovery of a ...

Galaxies in the universe are apparently achieving an impossible feat, rotating with such speed the gravity generated by their observable matter is unable to hold them together; they should have torn ...

To visit a truly strange land full of wonder and mystery, you don't have to sneak through a magical cabinet, ride a flying creature that shouldn't be able to fly or jump recklessly through a portal ...