A particle is the base granularity of our model of experience - it's an abstraction that ties independent observations together. Claiming that it has 'physical reality' makes no sense, as the word ...

What do quarks, electrons, and photons have in common? They’re all part of the Standard Model - the theory that helped ...

Particle physics has always proceeded in two ways, of which new particles is one. The other is by making very precise measurements that test the predictions of theories and look for deviations ...

Roger Jones on why creating a new model to explain particle physics will help us delve deep into the universe’s mysteries ...

Recently, a series of precise measurements of already known, bog-standard particles and processes have threatened to shake up physics.

According to the standard model, this shouldn’t happen—hinting that new particles or even forces of nature may influence the process.

Recently, a series of precise measurements of already known, bog-standard particles and processes have threatened to shake up physics.

Is the standard model of particle physics complete? This question was originally answered on Quora by Jay Wacker.

The Large Hadron Collider is the latest attempt to move fundamental physics past the frustratingly successful 'standard model'. But it is not the only way to do it. Geoff Brumfiel surveys the ...

A ghost particle is pretty much a big deal for the same reason, and that's why astrophysicists are trying to trap them. They're excited, and here's why you should be, too.

Particles go through a series of movements and arrangements. The more compact the arrangement is, the more solid it is. The kinetic particle theory describes this.