Why Our Existence Doesn’t Really Make Sense (opens in new tab)

Everything around us – from our bodies to the stars – is made of matter\. But according to our best theories, none of it should exist\. The big bang should have created equal amounts of matter and antimatter, and that should have caused the newborn universe to annihilate itself instantly\. So why are we here? In this video, we go behind the scenes at CERN, the world’s largest particle physics laboratory, to explore how scientists create, trap, transport and study antimatter at the appropriate...