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After years of careful investigation, researchers working on the Micro Booster Neutrino Experiment (MicroBooNE) have determined that a ...

Now, for the very first time, Chinese scientists directly observed it. Uncovering this theory, called the “Migdal effect,” ...

The particle in question, known as a sterile neutrino, was supposed to only interact with gravity and have zero interactions ...

If ever spotted in the emptiness of space, according to theoretical physicist Eugeny Babichev of the University of ...

Physicists have long relied on the idea that electrons behave like tiny particles zipping through materials, even though ...

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The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. When it comes to understanding the fabric of the universe, most of what scientists think exists is consigned to a dark, murky domain.

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Helium is the simplest element in the periodic table with more than one particle in its nucleus, yet state of the art theory and experiments on it don't add up. When you purchase through links on our ...

Physicists at the University of Bayreuth are among the international pioneers of power functional theory. This new approach makes it possible for the first time to precisely describe the dynamics of ...