Neutrinos are low-mass subatomic particles with zero electric charge that interact with matter only via the weak nuclear force and gravity. This makes neutrinos difficult to detect, despite the fact ...

Three thought experiments involving “demons” have haunted physics for centuries. What should we make of them today?

The catastrophe that unfolded at Chernobyl in 1986 was supposed to be entombed behind layers of concrete and steel, a ...

From a particle smasher encircling the moon to an “impossible” laser, five scientists reveal the experiments they would run ...

At the world’s most powerful colliders, physicists are finally catching sight of particles that almost never leave a trace, a ...

The IAEA in collaboration with George Washington University Law School is launching a Summer School on the international legal frameworks for the safe, secure and peaceful uses of nuclear energy. This ...

For decades, nuclear physicists believed that "Islands of Inversion"—regions where the normal rules of nuclear structure ...

The court heard arguments Monday in a case that could determine the independence of agencies like the National Transportation ...

Scientists hunted dark matter and solar neutrinos with one of the largest experiments yet. While the neutrinos likely ...

An interview with Marumi Kado highlights the challenges and opportunities of the Future Circular Collider in particle physics ...

The JGU team repeated the measurement but changed the beam energy and scattering angle, two variables that influence how the ...