The European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) wants to build a particle accelerator 3 times the size of the LHC.

Out of the limelight, theoretical physicists continue to seek a mathematical model that can explain the universe's particles ...

could support quantum sensors to help answer persistent questions in particle physics The previously undetectable quantum excitation—known as the axial Higgs mode—is a magnetic relative of the ...

Since the launch of the Large Hadron Collider, researchers have been studying Higgs bosons and searching for signs of physics ...

The Higgs boson is special kind of particle that doesn't really appear in everyday life. Instead, it subtly interacts with ...

Physicist Mark Thomson will face several challenges — including bringing in enough money to build a colossal new ...

Take your pick of the Standard Model’s shortcomings: almost all of them motivate the search for additional Higgs bosons.

You need 12 spots for matter particles — six quarks and six leptons. You need four spots for force particles (collectively ...

Prof Peter Higgs was best known for that mysterious-sounding thing nicknamed the 'God particle' - or just simply, and probably better-put, the Higgs boson. He came up with the revolutionary idea ...

CERN's 70th anniversary celebrations in 2024 may be its biggest achievement since scientists there detected the "elusive" ...

Peter Higgs, a giant of British science who came up with the idea of the Higgs boson particle, has died aged 94. He was awarded the Nobel prize for Physics in 2013 for his revolutionary work ...

Northumbria University has unveiled plans to revolutionise its research capabilities with a multi-million-pound investment in ...