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07/05/22
CERN

LHCb discovers three new exotic particles

The collaboration has observed a new kind of “pentaquark” and the first-ever pair of “tetraquarks.”

07/04/22
Nature

Happy birthday, Higgs boson! What we do and don’t know about the particle

Physicists are celebrating 10 years since the Higgs boson’s discovery. But many of its properties remain mysterious.

07/02/22
Gizmodo

10 years after the Higgs boson, what's the next big thing for physics?

Gizmodo asked physicists to predict the discoveries that will blow our minds in the coming years.

07/01/22
Physics World

Discovering the Higgs boson: a day in physics like no other

Achintya Rao recollects the momentous day 10 years ago when CERN announced it had discovered the Higgs boson.

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10 years later, Higgs boson discoverers publish refined measurements

07/06/22
By Madeleine O’Keefe

In new papers by the CMS and ATLAS collaborations, physicists detail high-precision results from Higgs boson studies—but no new physics (yet).

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07/05/22

Wait, didn’t the LHC already “restart?”

Today marks the start of LHC Run 3. So what was #restartingLHC in April all about?

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06/30/22

Four things physicists still wonder about the Higgs boson

Scientists have learned a lot about the Higgs boson in the decade since they discovered it. But intriguing questions remain.

Higgs Boson!
06/28/22

Are you a Higgs expert? Take this quiz to find out!

July 4 marks the 10th anniversary of the discovery of the Higgs boson.

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06/23/22

Particle Fever: Where are they now?

The 2013 documentary Particle Fever follows physicists from the start-up of the LHC through the discovery of the Higgs boson. Where are those physicists now?

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06/21/22

Reverberations of the Higgs

The discovery of the Higgs boson inspired young people around the world to pursue a career in science and technology.

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06/14/22

Connecting with physics

Professors find ways to show students that physics is more than just a set of laws and equations.

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06/07/22

From science lab to Cyr wheel

Meet a physicist who ran away to join the circus.

Artwork by Luca Buvoli "Time does not exist"
05/31/22

Luca Buvoli’s art explores COVID spacetime

In a recent exhibit, the artist wove fantasy and physics to illustrate the temporal funk of living through a pandemic.

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