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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.

07/28/16

The Standard Model is far more than elementary particles arranged in a table.

07/27/16

A result from an experiment in Hungary catches the attention of a group of theorists in the United States.

07/26/16

The first website to be hosted in the US has grown to be an invaluable hub for open science.

07/18/16

At Fermilab and CERN, students, lab employees and visitors alike are on the hunt for virtual creatures.

07/15/16

Ghostbusters advisor James Maxwell explains the science of bustin'.

07/15/16

As science advisors, physicists Lindley Winslow and Janet Conrad gave the Ghostbusters crew a taste of life in the lab.

07/12/16

What’s the difference between a synchrotron and a cyclotron, anyway?

07/05/16

From lightning to the death of electrons, the highest-energy form of light is everywhere.