At CERN, Hunting for Invisible Worlds
With so many dedicated to solving nature's riddles at CERN, it's hard not to think of it as a modern cathedral, a link between reason and mystery, a place of pilgrimage.
August 23, 2017
At CERN, in Search of Nature's Building Blocks
In a world so divided by cultural and economic warfare, what happens at the European laboratory for particle physics stands out as a celebration of the best we have to offer.
August 16, 2017
Boosting the Search for Nature's Building Blocks
CERN has said that the Linac 4 booster for the Large Hadron Collider is ready. The hope is that with higher speed and luminosity, unknown particles may be found.
May 24, 2017
Taking Stock of the State of the Universe
As a species, we can be proud of our remarkable scientific prowess: This is an ongoing effort, a narrative we build slowly, gathering data and ideas that stretch our imagination.
December 27, 2016
New Physics Beyond The Higgs?
There's nothing more interesting for a scientist than to have the unexpected show up, as if nature is trying to nudge us to look in a different direction, says Marcelo of new CERN data.
June 21, 2016
From Einstein's Ghost to Pluto, a Year of Remarkable Science
The year 2015 was a busy one for science, with discoveries on many fronts. Marcelo offers thoughts on a few.
January 6, 2016
Five 'Scary' Experiments That Did not Destroy the World
Humans toy dangerously with things we barely understand — and the consequences could be cataclysmic — but Marcelo says these five experiments shouldn't have driven such fear.
September 8, 2015
Much Rests on the Enhanced Large Hadron Collider
This month, the powerful particle accelerator will be back up and running — bigger and bolder than before. Marcelo says it may bring big discoveries or be nature's big tease.
April 1, 2015