Read article 'Ten years at the missing-energy frontier'
If dark matter couples feebly enough to evade direct detection, it may still betray itself by stealing energy from a beam. NA64 has put this principle to work for 10 years.
Read article 'Welcome to the dark web'
The universe is a cosmic web, woven from vast filaments that connect galaxies and clusters. Elena Pinetti explains how these elusive threadlike structures are opening a new window on the nature of dar...
Read article 'Drilling down on dark matter'
The High Energy, Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics Abu Dhabi Workshop brought together more than 30 researchers to discuss some of the deepest mysteries in fundamental physics.
Read article 'Introducing the axion'
Theorist Clara Murgui makes the case for the post-inflation QCD axion as a compelling dark-matter candidate.
Read article 'In pursuit of the post-inflation axion'
Breaking with decades of haloscope design, the ALPHA and MADMAX collaborations are pushing the search for dark matter into a promising new niche.
Read article 'Soft clouds probe dark QCD'
The CMS collaboration targeted one of the most distinctive possible signatures of a dark strong force.
Read article 'Invisibles, in sight'
Around 150 researchers gathered at CERN from 1 to 5 September 2025, for the annual meeting of the Invisibles network.
Read article 'Four reasons dark energy should evolve with time'
Robert Brandenberger argues that the unchanging cosmological constant of the ΛCDM model is theoretically problematic.
Read article 'Probing the dark side from Kingston'
The international conference Dark Matter and Stars: Multi-Messenger Probes of Dark Matter and Modified Gravity was held at Queen’s University in Kingston, Ontario, Canada, from 14 to 16 July.
Read article 'Planning for precision at Moriond'
Particle physics today benefits from a wealth of high-quality data at the same time as powerful new ideas are boosting the accuracy of theoretical predictions.
