Physicists are on the brink of a breakthrough discovery: They may have Receive emails about upcoming NOVA programs and related content, as well as featured reporting about current events through a ...
The Big Bang theory is the leading hypothesis for the formation of the universe and everything in it. But when the particles ...
On July 4, 2012, the CERN auditorium was full. That’s not unusual; the room often hosts scientific presentations to packed houses. What was unusual was that this seminar was watched by millions of ...
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — The 2013 Nobel Prize in physics on Tuesday (Oct. 8) was awarded to François Englert and Peter Higgs for their work in developing the theory of the Higgs field, and Purdue ...
One of the greatest mysteries of modern physics, the "black hole information paradox," might have finally found an elegant ...
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 he was one of the greats of particle ...
The excitement from Europe earlier this month was palpable. Experiments had hinted at the discovery of a new fundamental ingredient of nature—a particle called the Higgs boson. This wasn't just any ...
Peter Higgs and Francois Englert have been jointly awarded the Nobel Prize in physics for their theory of how particles acquire mass, the Swedish committee announced Tuesday. The prize was given "for ...