ScienceDaily
Physicists Go Hunting for One Exotic Particle, Stumble Upon Two Weird Ones Instead
Physicists hunting for one exotic particle ended up with two surprise structures, proving once again that the universe has a sense of humor.
2026-09-02
ScienceDaily
2026-08-13
Ars Technica
Physicists May Have Finally Caught the Elusive Glueball, and It Only Took 10 Billion Particle Collisions
BES III physicists have found the strongest evidence yet for glueballs, the elusive particles made of pure gluons - turns out you can build something out of nothing but glue, and it only took 10 billion collisions to see it.
2026-05-19
ScienceDaily
Physicists Spend Decade Trying to Find Fifth Force of Nature, Find None, Sad
After 60 years of hoping for a new force of nature, physicists discover the muon was just being difficult. Standard Model: 1, Fifth Force: 0.
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