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‘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.

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09/12/14

Astrophysics at the edge of the Earth

Conducting research at the South Pole takes a unique level of commitment.

Illustration of Brian Wecht and Ben Lillie

09/09/14

True tales of science

When two theoretical physicists crossed paths at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre in New York, the Story Collider was born.

Illustration of a blue cube with satellite inside, red cube with 1's and 0's inside, and yellow cube with medical professional

09/04/14

Forecasting the future

Physicists and other scientists use the GEANT4 toolkit to identify problems before they occur.

09/03/14

Watching ‘the clock’ at the LHC

As time ticks down to the restart of the Large Hadron Collider, scientists are making sure their detectors run like clockwork.

Photo of child holding a cut-out of an X-ray of his skeleton over his body

09/02/14

Detectors in daily life

Not only are particle detectors essential to making discoveries in particle physics, they also play important roles in industry, science and medicine.

08/29/14

Massive neutrino experiment proposed in China

China’s neutrino physics program could soon expand with a new experiment aimed at cracking a critical neutrino mystery.

08/28/14

Particle physics to aid nuclear cleanup

Cosmic rays can help scientists do something no one else can: safely image the interior of the nuclear reactors at the Fukushima Daiichi plant.

08/21/14

LHC physicist takes on new type of collisions

A former Large Hadron Collider researcher brings his knowledge of high-energy collisions to a new hockey game.

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