In the first study of its kind at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC), the CMS collaboration has tested whether top quarks adhere to Einstein’s special theory of relativity. Along with quantum mechanics, ...

Here is part of her conversation with Quirks & Quarks host Bob McDonald. What made you want to write this paper? As a scientist, we often hear from other scientists saying, "Oh, you shouldn't ...

According to modern physics, atoms are divisible into smaller units called quarks and leptons, and these are considered the most basic constituents of matter. Rather than sticking together ...

Scientists have peered inside protons and discovered that quarks and gluons, their fundamental building blocks, experience quantum entanglement. Entangled particles are connected to each other ...

Scientists believe such a substance of free quarks and gluons, the building blocks of protons and neutrons, permeated the universe a fraction of a second after the Big Bang. A new analysis of data ...

Bob McDonald is the host of CBC Radio's award-winning weekly science program, Quirks & Quarks. He is also a science commentator for CBC News Network and CBC TV's The National. He has received 12 ...