Higgs boson is too saintly and supersymmetry too shy
Hopes of using the Higgs boson and supersymmetry as shortcuts to the mysteries of the universe are evaporating fast.
In 2023, the ALICE experiment was ready for their best year yet, until a mysterious signal threatened everything. As the LHC wraps up its 2025 lead-ion run, physicists recall how they worked together to solve the puzzle.