Topic: Large Hadron Collider

Physicists Confirm They Actually Did Find the Higgs Boson

AP Photo/CERN

After analyzing "two and a half times more data" than they have since last summer, scientists at the CERN research labs in Switzerland say that they are pretty sure that they found what they think they found.

By David Wagner

Oct 22, 2012

Today in Green Research

Greening High-Energy Colliders; Cato Institute Publishes Deceptive Climate Report

Discovered: New accelerators lessen environmental impact of physics research; Cato Institute tries to quash climate findings; Lorca earthquake linked to well digging; rice crops speed warming. 

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By Connor Simpson

Jul 4, 2012

CERN Scientists Pretty Sure They've Found the Higgs Boson

The Atlas and CMS teams presented their data separately in Melbourne on Wednesday, but both concluded they've discovered a new particle consistent with what they think to be a Higgs boson at a sensitivity level of sigma 5, the "gold standard" for discoveries.

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By Alexander Abad-Santos

Jun 20, 2012

Hot Physics Gossip Suggests Higgs Boson Discovery Coming Next Week

Rumors about the discovery of the magical, mysterious Higgs boson particle have been swirling since December via "gossipy" updates in niche physics blogs, turning the mysterious particle into the iPhone 5 for physics fans. Now comes word that scientists may announce the discovery during the International Conference on High Energy Physics which begins on July 4. Are you ready?

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By Adam Martin and Dashiell Bennett

Dec 13, 2011

CERN Scientists Say They Found Evidence of Higgs Boson

Scientists at CERN just finished their press conference explaining their discovery in relation to the so-called god particle, and while they say they've found evidence of the mysterious Higgs Boson, they've stopped short of announcing it definitely exists. 

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By Ted Mann

Dec 10, 2011

Has the 'God Particle' Been Found?

Rumors are flying about a possible breakthrough in the search for the Higgs boson, an elusive particle believed to explain how matter has mass.

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By Connor Simpson

Sep 1, 2011

We Want the 'God Particle' for Christmas

The biggest present in physics history could be neatly packed under scientists' Christmas trees.

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By Alex Eichler

Apr 25, 2011

Possible 'God Particle' Discovery Is Gossip for Physicists

A purported leaked memo from the Large Hadron Collider team is a hot rumor

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