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For decades, scientists have explored the enigmatic world of fundamental particles, uncovering the building blocks of our universe. But what if some of these particles, once deemed impossible, ...

(via Fermilab) Virtual particles are one of those topics of modern physics that just don’t sound real. How can particles just appear and disappear without anyone seeing them. In this video, Fermilab’s ...

Next-generation lasers will have the power to create matter by capturing ghostly particles that, according to quantum mechanics, permeate seemingly empty space. The uncertainty principle of quantum ...

You report that about 80 per cent of early deaths from air pollution are due to fine particles (21 October, p 4). Reducing all other pollutants to zero could not reduce early death from this cause by ...