Subatomic particles, gravity wells and the beginning of the universe – these are difficult and mysterious concepts that are better understood with storytelling and metaphor. That’s exactly theoretical ...

Antimatter is a brain-bending thought experiment come to life, and physicists have just proved they can transport it. Physicists just packed 92 anti-protons into a special magnetic crate and drove ...

Imagine yourself as a commuter near Geneva, leisurely traveling down billiard-table-smooth roads on your way to work in a factory that makes chocolate or watches. Suddenly, you find yourself pulling ...

By tracing the origins of an unusual, short-lived particle, researchers have gathered some of the strongest evidence yet that ...

A new analysis reveals what happens when very short or narrow electron beams encounter a particle. The research is published ...

According to our current understanding of the universe, quarks are fundamental, point-like particles: basic building blocks ...

Deep inside planets like Uranus and Neptune, scientists may have uncovered a bizarre new state of matter where atoms behave ...

Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to [email protected]. Are multiverses real? If so, what do they look ...

Regina G. Barber is a co-host of Short Wave, NPR's science podcast. Barber completed her PhD in physics at Washington State University with a focus in astrophysics, studying globular cluster systems.