It’s often said in science that extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence. Recent measurements of the mass of the elementary particle known as the W boson provide a useful case study as to ...

AI is searching particle colliders for the unexpected ...

Columnist Natalie Wolchover checks in with particle physicists more than a decade after the field entered a profound crisis.

An obscure theory of elementary particles proved to be key to China’s re-emergence as a scientific nation after the Cultural Revolution had stalled its development. Robert P Crease finds out more from ...