http://phys.org/ en-us Phys.org internet news portal provides the latest news on science including: Physics, Nanotechnology, Life Sciences, Space Science, Earth Science, Environment, Health and Medicine. Physicists said Thursday they are now confident they have discovered a crucial subatomic particle known as a Higgs boson—a major discovery that will go a long ways toward helping them explain why the universe is the way it is. http://phys.org/news282464590.html Physics Thu, 14 Mar 2013 07:23:54 EST news282464590 The world should know with certainty by the middle of this year whether a subatomic particle discovered by scientists is a long-sought Higgs boson, the head of the world's largest atom smasher said Saturday. http://phys.org/news278502515.html Physics Sun, 27 Jan 2013 09:48:42 EST news278502515 The search for a mysterious subatomic particle can certainly involve some enormous tools, not to mention a multitude of scientists. The effort to find the elusive "Higgs boson" includes over 5,800 scientists from 56 countries! It's a subatomic particle that gives other particles, such as quarks and electrons, their mass. http://phys.org/news272709572.html Physics Wed, 21 Nov 2012 10:10:02 EST news272709572 In July, physicists were ecstatic in announcing preliminary results pointing to the discovery of the long-sought Higgs boson particle. The Higgs boson is a tiny subatomic particle that apparently weighs about 130 times as much as an atom of hydrogen, the lightest gas. The non-scientist might have no idea what's so important about this elementary particle, but Wichita State University physics professor Nick Solomey is excited about the discovery. http://phys.org/news267430409.html Physics Fri, 21 Sep 2012 07:13:57 EST news267430409 (Phys.org)—One of the universe's greatest unexplained mysteries – why stars explode – could be explained by a particle similar to the Higgs boson. The theory developed by University of Aberdeen astrophysicist, Dr Charles Wang, will be tested at CERN, the European Organization for Nuclear Research, in December and was announced at the British Science Festival today. http://phys.org/news266048285.html Space & Earth Wed, 05 Sep 2012 07:18:14 EST news266048285 Ten Iowa State University physicists have their names on a new paper describing how the ATLAS Experiment at the Large Hadron Collider has observed a new particle in the search for the Higgs boson. http://phys.org/news265625052.html Physics Fri, 31 Aug 2012 09:44:32 EST news265625052 Today CERN, the European Organization for Nuclear Research, announced the most conclusive evidence yet for the existence of the Higgs boson (at 5 sigma), a long-elusive cornerstone of the Standard Model of physics. This subatomic particle, first postulated in the 1960s and widely sought ever since, is thought to underlie the origins of mass. http://phys.org/news260689024.html Physics Thu, 05 Jul 2012 06:50:02 EST news260689024 A video from Europe's CERN physics lab, apparently posted mistakenly on the eve of an announcement on the elusive "God Particle," reveals that a new subatomic particle has been observed in the relevant range. http://phys.org/news260590068.html Physics Wed, 04 Jul 2012 03:07:56 EST news260590068 Physicists say they have all but proven that the "God particle" exists. They have a footprint and a shadow, and the only thing left is to see for themselves the elusive subatomic particle believed to give all matter in the universe size and shape. http://phys.org/news260446814.html Physics Mon, 02 Jul 2012 11:20:26 EST news260446814 (Phys.org) -- CERN, the European Organization for Nuclear Research headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland, will hold a seminar early in the morning on July 4 to announce the latest results from ATLAS and CMS, two major experiments at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) that are searching for the Higgs boson. Both experimental teams are working down to the wire to finish analyzing their data, and to determine exactly what can be said about what they've found. http://phys.org/news260109445.html Physics Thu, 28 Jun 2012 13:37:31 EST news260109445 (PhysOrg.com) -- The Large Hadron Collider at the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) in Switzerland has generated a lot of news of late, e.g. the announcement that a team had found what it believes to be a particle that traveled faster than he speed of light, an actual new particle, and of course the seemingly never-ending storyline associated with the hopeful discovery of the elusive Higgs Boson, now a physicist not associated with the project, has built a scale model replica of the ATLAS experiment; a particle detector that will likely serve as ground zero should the so-called “god particle” ever be observed. http://phys.org/news244456625.html Physics Fri, 30 Dec 2011 08:37:23 EST news244456625 Scientists are quivering with anticipation - flying halfway around the world for a close-up view of the action and devouring the latest updates from the blogosphere the way some girls track the doings of Justin Bieber. http://phys.org/news242917320.html Physics Mon, 12 Dec 2011 14:10:01 EST news242917320 Findings that showed faster-than-light travel were released to the public too soon. http://phys.org/news237470243.html Physics Mon, 10 Oct 2011 14:30:01 EST news237470243 (AP) -- Aside from the slogan on the water tower that reads "City of Energy," there is little in this leafy Chicago suburb of gently rolling hills to indicate that it has been the center of the universe when it comes to studying, well - the universe. http://phys.org/news236448465.html Physics Wed, 28 Sep 2011 17:07:56 EST news236448465 (AP) -- A nuclear physicist working at the world's largest atom smasher has been arrested on suspicion of links to the Algerian branch of al-Qaida, another blow to a project that has been plagued by glitches and was shut down after a massive electrical failure a year ago. http://phys.org/news174308577.html Other Sciences Fri, 09 Oct 2009 12:03:32 EST news174308577