Because the Higgs boson exists, we know that the field exists. Although our universe may seem stable, having existed for a whopping 13.7 billion years, several experiments suggest that it is at risk – ...

Although our universe may seem stable, having existed for a whopping 13.7 billion years, several experiments suggest that it is at risk – walking on the edge of a very dangerous cliff. And it’s all ...

Harald Fox receives funding from UKRI. Peter Higgs, who gave his name to the subatomic particle known as the Higgs boson, has died aged 94. He was always a modest man, especially when considering that ...

Martin Bauer does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their ...

The theorized unseen structure of spacetime could also explain of the outstanding questions about the accelerating expansion ...

July 4, 2012, was all about the Higgs boson: The particle physics community rejoiced at its success, and there was hardly a newspaper or news program that did not report on the spectacular discovery.

THE world’s most powerful particle accelerator is firing up its engines once again this week following an extended hiatus. After more than three years of upgrade and maintenance work, the Large Hadron ...

Ten years ago, scientists announced the discovery of the Higgs boson, which helps explain why elementary particles (the smallest building blocks of nature) have mass. For particle physicists, this was ...

Peter Higgs, the “truly gifted scientist” who demonstrated the existence of the subatomic particle, has died aged 94. Higgs, an emeritus professor at Edinburgh University, won a Nobel prize and a host ...

Physicist Professor Peter Higgs theorised about, and won the Nobel Prize for, the Higgs boson. But what is the elusive subatomic particle – which has also been called the “God particle” – and what ...

China's ambitious new particle accelerator was meant to pick up where the Large Hadron Collider left off, but the project was ...