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Conceptual illustration of a Higgs particle doing research while suspended in mid air

‘Impossible’ Higgs boson measurement within reach, thanks to a detour

08/05/25

Sarah Charley

A team of young scientists paused their new physics searches to develop an innovative machine-learning tool, which is now helping them narrow in on a rare and messy decay of the Higgs boson.

09/06/13

Famous Higgs analogy, illustrated

A Fermilab physicist and TED artists have created a short animation about the most famous description of the Higgs field.

Photo of Gabriel Palacios, A summer intern at Jefferson Laboratory, gets ILC tattoo

08/29/13

ILC ink

A summer intern at Jefferson Laboratory is excited about the proposed International Linear Collider—and he’s got the tattoo to prove it.

08/27/13

Neutrinoless double beta decay

The observation of neutrinoless double beta decay would suggest that, by itself, the Standard Model Higgs cannot give mass to neutrinos.

08/26/13

Scientists of Burning Man

Burning Man offers parallels to—and welcome departures from—the scientific endeavors of physicists who attend the annual event.

Photo of group of kids dressed as the Flash in a line: GISHWHES

08/23/13

The Flash invades Jefferson Lab

Last week, 13 visitors in superhero attire visited Jefferson Lab as part of an international scavenger hunt.

Photo of Fermi first five years: FGST in space

08/22/13

In its first five years gazing at the gamma-ray sky, the Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope provided new insights into cosmic puzzles ranging from dark matter to blazars—and added a few new puzzles to the list.

Illustration of Judy Lieberman, split screen blue and red

08/13/13

Fundamental forces and medicinal molecules

Years of particle physics study helped shape immunologist Judy Lieberman’s unusual approach to protecting against devastating diseases.

08/12/13

US program at CERN broadens undergrads' horizons

A research program at CERN for US undergraduates lets students test-drive a career in particle physics.

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