Scientists at CERN in Switzerland have announced the discovery of a new elementary particle, the first new particle since the Z boson was discovered way back in 1983. Curiously, CERN isn't calling ...

CERN scientists announced on Wednesday that they observed a particle that strongly resembles the long-sought after Higgs boson, the final missing ingredient in the standard model of particle Physics.

GENEVA - Scientists at the world's biggest atom smasher hailed the discovery of "the missing cornerstone of physics" Wednesday, cheering the apparent end of a decades-long quest for a new subatomic ...

— -- The physics world was abuzz Monday with early reports that the elusive "God particle" had been detected at Europe's premier physics lab. Discovering the particle, formally called the Higgs ...

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We’ve heard this clamoring before, but after years of experimenting and hypothesizing, the UK Telegraph says that CERN—keepers of the Large Hadron Collider—will hold a press conference on July 4 to ...

Ten years ago, a team operating the world’s largest particle collider made history by discovering the Higgs boson particle, a finding key to understanding the creation of the universe, earning it the ...

Outside CERN, the announcement seemed to ricochet around the world with some of the speed and energy of the particle itself. Marc Sher, a professor of physics at William & Mary College, said most ...