Every time I write about particle physics, I encounter a moment of uncertainty about a quantity that, at first glance, ought to be clear. How many kinds of elementary particles should I say there are?

Physicists know that their elegant theoretical description of forces and particles — the standard model of particle physics — must be incomplete, because there are a host of phenomena it cannot ...

Looking ahead: Epic Games is laying the groundwork for Unreal Engine 6, and the company is in no hurry to call it a clean break. CEO Tim Sweeney is framing the next engine generation as a gradual ...

Epic Games has begun teasing Unreal Engine 6 during a live event in Paris in 2026, confirming at the Rocket League Championship Series Paris Major that the new engine will succeed UE5, power future ...

Epic Games developer Psyonix has published a sneak peek at an updated version of Rocket League running in Unreal Engine 6, revealing a first look at its new logo. The new coat of paint was revealed ...

Epic Games has revealed Unreal Engine 6 with a trailer featuring an updated version of Rocket League. Given how ubiquitous Unreal Engine 5 has become, this announcement is a big deal for the video ...

Attendees of the Rocket League Paris Majors were treated to a sneak peek at Epic Games' "new era" for the Unreal Engine Epic Games Rocket League Unreal Engine 6 Even after Epic Games acquired Psyonix, ...

Stardust Solutions says its tiny spheres can reflect the sun’s rays without harming people or the environment. Critics say private companies have no business altering Earth’s atmosphere. An enclosed ...

A pair of rare particles produced in high-energy proton collisions may be the clearest evidence yet that mass can emerge from empty space. The finding could shed light on one of the biggest puzzles in ...

When you drill down into the very fabric of reality—where elementary particles make up the matter that is you and me and everything around us in three-dimensional space—things get divided nicely into ...

Scientists discovered “magic” top quarks at CERN’s Large Hadron Collider, demonstrating how the facility has evolved to support quantum computing research. Researchers at ATLAS observed ...

Quantum physics paints a strange picture of the world, one filled with spooky connections, unsettling uncertainties and—perhaps oddest of all—particles that spontaneously spring into being from the ...