#fundamental-science

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New experiments leave the once-promising sterile neutrino idea on the brink

After years of anomalies and speculation, recent null results have pushed many physicists to conclude that the electron-volt sterile neutrino likely does not exist.

Key Takeaways

Recent late-2025 studies added major null results against the favored sterile neutrino scenario.
Many physicists now think the electron-volt sterile neutrino does not exist.

DT Editorial Team·Apr 8, 2026·via quantamagazine.org

CERN moves antimatter by truck for the first time

CERN scientists have transported antimatter by truck for the first time, a milestone that could enable more precise experiments into the asymmetry between matter and antimatter.

Key Takeaways

CERN successfully transported antimatter by truck for the first time.
The milestone could enable more precise experiments with trapped antimatter.

DT Editorial Team·Apr 7, 2026·via livescience.com

Quantum Experiment Backs the Idea That Events Can Lack a Fixed Order

Physicists in Austria say they have carried out the first experiment that appears to verify indefinite causal order, a quantum idea suggesting that the sequence of events may not always be fixed.

Key Takeaways

Physicists in Austria say they carried out the first experiment that appears to verify indefinite causal order.
The principle suggests the timeline of events may not always have a fixed sequence.

DT Editorial Team·Mar 26, 2026·via phys.org

New Physics Results Challenge Standard Model of Universe

A series of experimental results from particle physics and cosmology are converging to challenge the Standard Model, potentially demanding an entirely new theory.

Key Takeaways

Multiple experiments show deviations from Standard Model predictions
W boson mass, muon magnetic moment, and Hubble constant all show anomalies

DT Editorial Team·Mar 7, 2026·3 min read·via newscientist.com