Why the latest muon measurements are so tantalising for physics
28 April 2021
Recent experiments hint that there may be particles that we have yet to discover, but there could be a different explanation too, writes Chanda Prescod-Weinstein
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Neutrinos change their identities and we don't know why
31 March 2021
The standard model of particle physics explains many things, but the strange behaviour of neutrinos isn't one of them, writes Chanda Prescod-Weinstein
Why neutrinos are the strangest particles in the Standard Model
17 June 2020
We still don’t know what the mass of a neutrino is, which means there is still lots of exciting work to do, says Chanda Prescod-Weinstein
The ‘nuclear pasta’ in neutron stars could transform particle physics
30 October 2019
To learn more about the mysteries of quantum chromodynamics, we are probing the universe’s densest stars, says Chanda Prescod-Weinstein in her latest column
How Star Trek’s warp drives touch on one of physics' biggest mysteries
12 June 2019
Star Trek’s light speed engines may not be possible in our universe, but we are learning more about the particles that fuel them, says Chanda Prescod-Weinstein
Axions may or may not exist - but we're not just making things up
15 May 2019
Everything theoretical physicists do is speculative, and likely wrong, except for the things we get right, says Chanda Prescod-Weinstein
Why CERN's plans for a €20 billion supersized collider are a bad idea
17 January 2019
The research potential of a proposed massive particle smasher that would dwarf the Large Hadron Collider doesn’t justify its huge price tag, says Sabine Hossenfelder
Why Hawking's PhD thesis is now an internet-breaking inspiration
2 November 2017
Millions rushed to freely access Stephen Hawking's early musings when they went online. More of the same would help ignite young minds everywhere, says Geraint Lewis
A fine-tuned universe may be controversial but can't be ignored
28 June 2017
The suggestion that our universe has physical laws and constants inexplicably just right for life is in the ascendant. Expect a heated debate, says Geraint Lewis
