Read article: Fermilab physicists may have glimpsed a new force, reducing greenhouse-gas emissions from belching cattle Particles and interactions Podcasts Fermilab physicists may have glimpsed a new force, reducing greenhouse-gas emissions from belching cattle In this podcast we also chat about energy-generating floors
Read article: The muon’s theory-defying magnetism is confirmed by new experiment Particles and interactions Research update The muon’s theory-defying magnetism is confirmed by new experiment Fermilab result reinforces much earlier data showing a disparity with the Standard Model
Read article: Breakthrough in laser-cooling antihydrogen could reveal why matter dominates the universe Lasers Research update Breakthrough in laser-cooling antihydrogen could reveal why matter dominates the universe Device that produces required vacuum ultraviolet light is created at long last
Read article: Has a new particle called a ‘leptoquark’ been spotted at CERN? Particles and interactions Research update Has a new particle called a ‘leptoquark’ been spotted at CERN? Beauty-quark decays measured by LHCb suggest that the Standard Model may be violated
Read article: Glashow resonance is spotted in a neutrino detector at long last Astroparticle physics Research update Glashow resonance is spotted in a neutrino detector at long last Observation could boost our understanding of the origins of astrophysical neutrinos
Read article: Proton contains more anti-down quarks than anti-up Particles and interactions Research update Proton contains more anti-down quarks than anti-up Fermilab experiment charts the sea of short-lived particles inside protons
Read article: Quantum computer captures physics of high-energy particles Quantum computing Research update Quantum computer captures physics of high-energy particles Proof-of-principle effort used IBM Q chip to reproduce quantum features of parton showers
Read article: Cosmic-ray detector might have spotted nuggets of dark matter Dark matter and energy Research update Cosmic-ray detector might have spotted nuggets of dark matter Anomalous signals associated with thunderstorms could be a sign of axion quark nuggets
Read article: Exotic hyperons interact with protons at CERN Stars and solar physics Research update Exotic hyperons interact with protons at CERN Study could shed light on the interior of neutron stars
Read article: Fundamental constant measured at highest precision yet Constants and units Research update Fundamental constant measured at highest precision yet New value for the fine-structure constant agrees with Standard Model predictions while constraining existence of dark sector