Scientists are on the trail of a mysterious five-particle structure that could challenge one of the biggest theories in physics: string theory. This rare particle—never seen before and predicted not ...

The hypothetical faster-than-light particle known as the tachyon may marry with the special theory of relativity, according to a team of physicists, making its existence more plausible. Tachyons are a ...

Physicists have spent decades treating mass as something the universe simply hands to particles, a property encoded in equations rather than explained from first principles. A new proposal argues that ...

Theory slayer: Peter Woit says that the Large Hadron Collider has blown “huge holes” in dubious high-energy theories. (Courtesy: Hertzog, Samuel Joseph/CERN) “Talk to particle physicists in private, ...