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In the third feature article of the In Theory series the theoreticians discuss what made them choose their field
CERN's Director General on why the coming years will be crucial for the long-term future of particle physics.
In the second feature of our In Theory series we explore what it takes to make someone a theoretical physicist
The High Energy Accelerator Research Organization (KEK) in Japan celebrates first turns and successful storage of beams in the SuperKEKB collider
A photo essay introducing the Theory department at CERN and some of its theoreticians
Congratulations to LIGO and Virgo for the first ever direct detection of gravitational waves
The announcement by LIGO and VIRGO collaborations of direct detection of gravitational waves confirms one of Einstein's major predictions
ALPHA shows the most accurate measurement yet of the electric charge of antihydrogen atoms in a new Nature paper
This week’s heavy-ion run at the LHC breaks a symbolic barrier, says CERN accelerator physicist John Jowett