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An alternative way to picture the standard model of particle physics

Physics

An alternative way to picture the standard model of particle physics

The classic depiction of the fundamental constituents of matter fails to accurately represent their relationships and what is missing – here’s how to do better

Features

Oxygen-28 has 8 protons and 20 neutrons

Physics

Super-heavy oxygen hints at problem with the laws of physics

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Physics

Physicists create bizarre quantum Alice rings for the first time

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Physics

Maxwell's demon imagined by physicists really exists inside our cells

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Turtles can accumulate radioactive material in their shells

Life

Turtles keep a record of nuclear activity in their shells

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Physics

Why Isaac Newton's laws still give physicists a lot to think about

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New Scientists working on Fermilab's Muon g-2 experiment

Physics

Muons are still behaving oddly, which could break particle physics

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Technology

Oppenheimer: What led to the physicist's downfall?

Culture

Newton’s first law says that objects move at constant speeds until a force affects them

Physics

Newton’s first law appears to break down in the quantum realm

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Society

Who is researching and shaping science is more crucial than ever

It is hard to focus on getting academic work done when there is increasing hostility in the US to people of colour. This is why being awarded tenure matters, says Chanda Prescod-Weinstein

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Physics

Exotic pentaquark particle found at CERN's Large Hadron Collider

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Physics

Five of the biggest unanswered questions about the proton

Features

Physics

Biggest-yet quasicrystal made by shaking metal beads for a week

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Physics

Quantum randomness of empty space can be controlled with a laser

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