08/06/12 Slash Gear Astronomers pick up 'death cry' of a star being destroyed by a black hole A team of astronomers has announced that they have detected what they are calling the "death cry" of a star as it was devoured by a supermassive black hole.
08/06/12 New York Times After particle search, some wallets may lose mass When physicists at CERN reported they had discovered a new particle resembling the Higgs boson, it prompted a worldwide settling of bets.
08/04/12 The Guardian The beauty of the Higgs boson The discovery of the Higgs boson is the jewel in the crown of particle physics, says Jeff Forshaw.
08/03/12 BBC Higgs boson results from LHC ‘get even stronger’ The Higgs boson-like particle whose discovery was announced on 4 July looks significantly more certain to exist.
A first-person view of physics history 10/15/24 Michael Riordan has spent decades ruminating on the history of physics, including events he participated in himself.