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Latest news on physics, covering CERN and the Large Hadron Collider (LHC), particle physics, quantum mechanics, antimatter, neutrinos, dark matter, dark energy, gravitational waves, relativity, string theory, superconductivity and the work of physicists worldwide.

Physics is the fundamental science of matter, energy, space and time. It reaches from quarks, gluons, photons and bosons inside the atom to black holes, astrophysics and cosmology. The Standard Model describes the known particles and forces, yet gravity, dark matter and dark energy remain outside it, which is why so many researchers look for physics beyond it.

At CERN, the Large Hadron Collider, a ring about 27 kilometres around, confirmed the Higgs boson in 2012 and continues to search for new particles and supersymmetry. Antimatter experiments ask why the universe holds more matter than antimatter, neutrino detectors probe their tiny mass, and gravitational wave observatories listen to colliding black holes. Condensed-matter researchers explore superconductivity and time crystals, bold claims face scrutiny and replication, and the cost of ever larger accelerators is debated.

Physics shapes daily life through medical imaging, lasers and optics, solar cells and the semiconductors in every device. Big experiments bring together thousands of physicists from many countries, and public lectures, museums and citizen science projects help explain the field to a wider audience.

The story runs from Galileo and Newton's laws of motion to Maxwell's electromagnetism and Einstein's relativity. Bohr, Heisenberg, Dirac and Schrödinger built quantum mechanics and the wave function, Feynman helped shape quantum field theory, and Hawking explored black holes. Reconciling quantum theory with gravity, through ideas such as string theory, remains an open challenge.

Our NewsNow physics feed brings together the latest headlines from leading research institutions and science outlets worldwide. Follow particle physics, quantum mechanics, cosmology and experimental breakthroughs as they happen, whether you are a researcher, a student or simply curious about the physical world.