A research team is using astrophysical explosions to understand the mysterious forces at work in some of the smallest ...

Theorists find new electromagnetic effects that shift the spin-dependent coupling of the nucleon to the weak force and point out the implications for new physics in beta decay. Outside atomic nuclei, ...

Depictions of the Roman goddess of wisdom Minerva show her in flowing robes, wearing a noble war helmet and holding an owl. In contrast, the MINERvA experiment features a huge particle detector with ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The protons and neutrons found in all atoms are made up of quarks. Without quarks, it’s impossible to imagine an atomic nucleus.

The Large Hadron Collider (LHC) sparked worldwide excitement in March as particle physicists reported tantalizing evidence for new physics — potentially a new force of nature. Now, our new result, yet ...