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J. Colin Hill, an associate professor of physics, was awarded a New Horizons in Physics Prize by the Breakthrough Prize ...

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Boston researchers Stuart Orkin and Lee Roberts were honored with one of the six Breakthrough Prizes for achievements in life ...

The Standard Model of Cosmology is wrong, which has created a crisis in Physics and Cosmology and necessitates a scientific revolution. This is not a claim made by this article, but is the emerging ...

Astroparticle physics and particle cosmology represent converging disciplines that strive to understand the universe from its largest structures down to its most fundamental constituents. In this ...

For the past few years, a series of controversies have rocked the well-established field of cosmology. In a nutshell, the predictions of the standard model of the universe appear to be at odds with ...

For centuries, humanity has sought to understand the fundamental laws governing the Universe. In the twenty-first century, that search has entered a new and unprecedented phase. Modern science now ...

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In the era of precision cosmology, research often means big science: large observatories, highly complex instruments, ...

Two leading scientists discuss the future of their field. Credit...Ariel Davis Supported by By Dennis Overbye The future belongs to those who prepare for it, as scientists who petition federal ...