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The boson that physics almost rejected

07/02/24

Claire Malone

Nobel Laureate Peter Higgs died earlier this year. Twelve years ago this week, physicists discovered the particle that bears his name.

Left: Hand dropping coin into large piggy bank Right: People walking out of piggy bank

01/17/17

The value of basic research

How can we measure the worth of scientific knowledge? Economic analysts give it a shot.

STOMP performers drum on a retired LHC cavity

01/13/17

STOMP visits CERN

A group known for making music with everyday objects recently got their hands on some extraordinary props.

A simulation of stars against a black background

01/12/17

Twinkle, twinkle, little supernova

Using Twinkles, the new simulation of images of our night sky, scientists get ready for a gigantic cosmological survey unlike any before.

Illustration of two neutrinos on guess my weight scales, third one about to get on

01/10/17

How heavy is a neutrino?

The question is more complicated than it seems.

01/06/17

CERN ramps up neutrino program

The research center aims to test two large prototype detectors for the DUNE experiment.

01/05/17

Anything to declare?

Sometimes being a physicist means giving detector parts the window seat.

Scientists searching for undiscovered particles

12/20/16

2016 year in particle physics

Scientists furthered studies of the Higgs boson, neutrinos, dark matter, dark energy and cosmic inflation and continued the search for undiscovered particles, forces and principles.

12/16/16

The ABCs of Particle Physics board book

The ABCs of Particle Physics is available online and at public libraries and stores near Fermilab and SLAC.

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