Nuclear science

Nuclear science

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  Physicists say they have found a Higgs boson

  It helps solve one of the most fundamental riddles of the universe: how the Big Bang created something out of nothing 13.7 billion years ago. In what ... 

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  A closer look at the Higgs boson

  Scientists working at the world's biggest atom smasher near Geneva have announced they are confident that the new subatomic particle discovered last ... 

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  Atom smasher hiatus sets stage for more discovery

  The world's largest and most powerful atom smasher goes into a 2-year hibernation in March, as engineers carry out a revamp to help it reach maximum ...