Subatomic particles, gravity wells and the beginning of the universe - these are difficult and mysterious concepts that are ...

Antimatter is a brain-bending thought experiment come to life, and physicists have just proved they can transport it. Physicists just packed 92 anti-protons into a special magnetic crate and drove ...

Imagine yourself as a commuter near Geneva, leisurely traveling down billiard-table-smooth roads on your way to work in a factory that makes chocolate or watches. Suddenly, you find yourself pulling ...

By tracing the origins of an unusual, short-lived particle, researchers have gathered some of the strongest evidence yet that ...

A new analysis reveals what happens when very short or narrow electron beams encounter a particle. The research is published ...

According to our current understanding of the universe, quarks are fundamental, point-like particles: basic building blocks ...

Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to CuriousKidsUS@theconversation.com. Are multiverses real? If so, what do they look ...

Regina G. Barber is a co-host of Short Wave, NPR's science podcast. Barber completed her PhD in physics at Washington State University with a focus in astrophysics, studying globular cluster systems.

Hannah Chinn (they/them) is a producer on NPR's science podcast Short Wave. Prior to joining Short Wave, they produced Good Luck Media's inaugural "climate thriller" podcast. Before that, they worked ...