Newly measured W Boson breaks Standard Model of Physics. Here’s why this is a big deal
The theoretical framework that is supposed to explain how nature around us works failed a critical test.
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Scientists confirm that Higgs boson is coupled to bulky cousin in new physics breakthrough
Yet another victory for the Standard Model.
Physics discover the most exciting form of matter: Excitonium
It's a discovery that has everyone excited.
Physicists think they might have found a dark boson — a dark matter particle
It could be the key to understanding dark matter.
Hints of Higgs Boson spark floods of science papers
Almost 100 manuscripts have been submitted following last week's tantalizing announcement from CERN.
New exotic subparticle confirmed by LHC scientists
Once with the discovery and confirmation of the Higgs boson, the Large Hadron Collider in Geneva proved its money worth ...
MIT ‘DarkLight’ experiment seeks to create dark matter in the lab
Mysterious and elusive, dark matter has escaped scientists time and time again; yet confirming its existence is quintessential to current ...
2013 Nobel prize in physics awarded to ‘God particle’ scientists: Peter Higgs and Francois Englert
Francois Englert (left) and Peter Higgs (right) Just a few moments ago, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences awarded this ...
Higgs boson discovery confirmed after CERN scientists reviewed massive LHC data
The science of physics has entered a new era once with the discovery of the much sought-after Higgs boson in ...
LHC reaches highest energy yet
It's been pretty quiet lately at the LHC, despite the fact that things seemed to be getting pretty hot, as ...
Physicists will have to hold their breath a little longer – ‘God particle’ not found yet
The big news about the discovery of the Higgs boson seem farther than some might have expected, even though researchers ...
LHC – we have a collision !
"It's a great day to be a particle physicist," said CERN director general Rolf Heuer. "A lot of people have ...
Dark matter discovered, or at least rumor has it
Well, rumors and science never go well together, especially when it goes to something as important as the work going ...
CERN is back in business with the first collisions
The researchers and engineers operating the Large Hadron Collider have smashed together for the first time protons, in what is ...