In July 2012, physicists at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) in Europe triumphantly announced the discovery of the Higgs boson, the long-sought linchpin of the subatomic world. Interacting with Higgs ...

Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: It used to be thought that bizarre interactions between subatomic particles known as neutrinos could be explained by another type of neutrino. The ...

Every time two beams of particles collide inside an accelerator, the universe lets us in on a little secret. Sometimes it's a particle no one has ever seen. Other times, it's a fleeting glimpse of ...

Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: Scientists at MIT discovered a method to create a kind of particle accelerator using a molecule of radium monofluoride. Once excited by lasers in a ...

Splash the otter was bored. So, he did what any intelligent mammal with dexterous paws would do. He pushed his plastic sleeping crate across the room and up against the door. Splash then hopped onto ...

TL;DR: NVIDIA's RTX Remix update introduces an advanced path-traced particle system for modders, enabling dynamic, realistic fire, smoke, and effects with accurate shadows and physics in classic PC ...

Forget about turtles; for all practical purposes, it’s really particles all the way down. Consider the seemingly simple matter of their size, the very thing that makes them so alien. We’re typically ...

Dollywood's Splash Country closes for the winter after Sept. 21. Soaky Mountain closes for the season after Sept. 28. Wilderness at the Smokies has a year-round indoor water park. As summer comes to a ...

If you’re looking for a fun way to escape the heat this summer, you might want to try rushing down Fire Tower Falls, taking the Big Bear Plunge or splashing in the water at the Mountain Waves wave ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Robert Rapier is a chemical engineer covering the energy sector. The previous article discussed global and regional carbon ...

Splish Splash was packed with kids running from one attraction to the next Monday morning. Parents and children alike careened down waterslides and floated on tubes on the "lazy river" in their ...

Several splash pads and water parks offer alternatives to crowded beaches for summer fun. Water Wizz offers slides, a lazy river, and more. Free splash pads are available at various locations ...