In 1964, physicist John Bell formulated what became known as Bell's Theorem, showing that if quantum mechanics is correct, ...

Scientists at the CERN research centre have discovered a new subatomic particle that could be the elusive Higgs boson. The Higgs boson is thought to give matter mass and is believed to be crucial in ...

Scientists are closing in on identifying a new force of nature after observing the peculiar 'wobble' of a subatomic particle. The experts whizzed tiny muons, which are similar to electrons, through a ...

Physicist Professor Peter Higgs theorised about, and won the Nobel Prize for, the Higgs boson. But what is the elusive subatomic particle – which has also been called the “God particle” – and what ...

Rousing cheers and a standing ovation broke out at the European Organisation for Nuclear Research (CERN) after scientists presented data in their long search for the mysterious particle. The new find ...

A clever mathematical tool known as virtual particles unlocks the strange and mysterious inner workings of subatomic ...

Scientists just stumbled upon five new subatomic particles, helping illuminate some of the most fundamental parts of the universe. The particles had been "hiding in plain sight", according to one of ...

Scientists at Large Hadron Collider in Europe announce the discovery of a new subatomic particle Xi cc which they hope will help further explain a key force that ...

Ideas from quantum physics have seeped into popular culture over recent decades in a way they failed to for the first half ...

Stephen has degrees in science (Physics major) and arts (English Literature and the History and Philosophy of Science), as well as a Graduate Diploma in Science Communication. Stephen has degrees in ...