Even though the Standard Model is now an orphan theory, having outlasted its primary architects, its reign as the most successful theory in the history of science continues, and so shall the ...

The Standard Model is the guiding light of particle physics. At its barest essence, the theory describes the 17 fundamental particles (six quarks, six leptons, and five bosons) that make up normal ...

Precise measurements of already discovered particles are shaking up physics, according to a scientist working at the Large Hadron Collider.

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

Textbooks give strange, imprecise explanations of where things happen in quantum mechanics. Consistency with gravity needs a fresh approach.

Because this interaction is sensitive to Standard Model deviations, it’s identified as one of the prime targets for finding new physics.

After refinement in the theory and high-precision experiments, scientists have finally announced that the standard model of particle physics continues to be correct.

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

In the past decade, measurements of the properties of the Higgs boson have confirmed the predictions of the standard model of particle physics (our best theory for particles).

Might the universe we can observe be just half the tale, with a mirror universe moving in reverse through time filling out ...

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 ...

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