In 2012, scientists confirmed the discovery of the elusive "God Particle" — also known as the Higgs boson. But what exactly is it, why does it matter, and how does it change our understanding of the ...

Physicists are tapping into the strange world of quantum sensors to revolutionize particle detection in the next generation ...

University of Auckland nuclear physicist David Krofcheck is recognised for his work on the world's greatest science ...

The Higgs, Dark Matter, and how the 2025 Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics puts UP at the forefront of describing reality itself In 2012, a team at the European Organization for Nuclear ...

This scenario is known as false vacuum decay, a spectacular fan favourite (it’s me, I am the fan). Why is it a fan favorite?

Penn physicists were among more than 13,000 researchers from 70 countries who shared the Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental ...

Physicists from The University of Manchester are among global researchers part of CERN’s Large Hadron Collider (LHC) collaborations, who have been honoured with the 2025 Breakthrough Prize in ...

In 2012, the ATLAS and CMS collaborations at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) at CERN jointly announced the discovery of the ...

Dark matter remains one of science's greatest mysteries, possibly making up 85% of all matter in the universe. Despite ...

The Breakthrough Prize aims to honour and celebrate scientists, and inspire the next generation of scientists in society. They were founded in 2013.

Dr. Marvin Flores, assistant professor at the University of the Philippines Diliman-College of Science National Institute of Physics (UPD-CS NIP), has been recognized as part of the international ...