After years of searching, scientists at the Micro Booster Neutrino Experiment have ruled out the possibility of the existence of a sterile neutrino.

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Quantum spin liquids are exotic states of matter in which spins (i.e., the intrinsic angular momentum of electrons) do not ...

A new theory of "dark photons" attempted to explain a centuries-old experiment in a new way this year, in an effort to change ...

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What is the nature of dark matter? A new experiment led by Columbia University physics professors aims to find out.

Researchers from the High Energy Nuclear Physics Laboratory at the RIKEN Pioneering Research Institute (PRI) in Japan and ...

A research team has recreated the evolution of the eye in a physics simulation. The results show why nature chose such ...

A research team has discovered a unique quantum state at the interface between organic materials and two-dimensional ...

Nature speaks to theoretical physicists to explore the real theories that inspired the hit series. Warning: contains spoilers ...

Harvard astrophysicist Avi Loeb highlights 3I/ATLAS' baffling sunward jet after a 16° gravitational twist, defying known ...

A university don calls for simplifying the teaching of science and technology, suggesting outdoor and activity-based methods ...