This is what the creation of a Higgs Boson looks like to the Large Hadron Collider. (Credit: CERN) The Higgs boson is, if nothing else, the most expensive particle of all time. It's a bit of an unfair ...

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Scientists at CERN’s ATLAS experiment have uncovered compelling evidence of Higgs bosons decaying into muons, an incredibly rare event that could deepen our understanding of how particles acquire mass ...

On 4 July 2012, physicists at CERN, Europe’s particle-physics laboratory, declared victory in their long search for the Higgs boson. The elusive particle’s discovery filled in the last gap in the ...

The elusive particle that physicists knew had to to exist, but took half a century to find. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works.

The discovery of the Higgs boson inspired young people around the world to pursue a career in science and technology. The Higgs boson is the final predicted piece of the Standard Model, physicists’ ...

"Particle physics has changed more in the past 10 years than in the previous 30 years." When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Ten years ...