Neutrinos are some of the most mysterious particles in nature, capable of passing through the Earth like it wasn't there. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...

A couple months ago, scientists with IceCube, an Antarctica-based neutrino observatory, discovered two very high-energy neutrinos — named Bert and Ernie — that appeared to have originated from beyond ...

Somehow, neutrinos went from just another random particle to becoming tiny monsters that require multi-billion-dollar facilities to understand. And there’s just enough mystery surrounding them that we ...

An international team combining two major neutrino experiments has uncovered stronger evidence that neutrinos and antimatter don’t behave as perfect mirror images. That subtle difference may hold the ...

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Physicists searching for evidence of a “light sterile neutrino”, a hypothetical particle that could give clues to cosmic puzzles such as the nature of dark matter and why the Universe is made of ...

You might have seen recent headlines about a “sterile neutrino” and been confused. Regular readers know that I am a fan of neutrinos, in part because they are non-trinary: they come in three flavours ...

When it comes to studying particles that zip through matter as though it weren’t even there, you use every method you can think of. Sam Zeller sounds borderline embarrassed by scientists’ lack of ...

Neutrinos take patience. They’re worth it, and the announcement of the 2015 Nobel Prize in Physics recognizes that, following related prizes in 1988, 1995 and 2002. Ironically, these near-undetectable ...