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Why symmetry is so fundamental to our understanding of the universe

The symmetries of matter are deeper and stranger than they first appear, and they have driven many of the biggest breakthroughs in particle physics. But have we exhausted their usefulness?

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Why virtual particles don’t exist but do explain reality – for now

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Come explore the quantum realm – it isn’t as confusing as it seems

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The quantum world: A concise guide to the particles that make reality

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The quantum world: A concise guide to the particles that make reality

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Protons seem to be a different size depending on how you look at them

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The ATLAS detector at the LHC

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CERN measurement casts doubt on shocking W boson result

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Cosmic Tumbles, Quantum Leaps review: Embodying Schrodinger's cat

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Cosmic Tumbles, Quantum Leaps review: Embodying Schrodinger's cat

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Antimatter neutrinos detected from a nuclear reactor 240 km away

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The CERN particle accelerator that will breathe new life into physics

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The 50-year quest to find the particle that almost broke physics

When physicists first discovered a form of a radioactivity called beta decay it seemed to violate the laws of physics. It took 50 years to work out what was going on

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Crystal device could be used to build tiny particle accelerators

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Biggest science news stories of 2022 as chosen by New Scientist

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The W boson gave particle physicists a major shock in 2022

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Antimatter particles could cross the galaxy without being destroyed

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