Higgs boson

Live at 7 p.m. ET: CERN researcher and physicist Jon Butterworth considers the quest for Higgs boson

Nobel Prize goes to Francois Englert and Peter W. Higgs

Researchers at a conference in Italy say that there is increasing evidence that the Higgs boson, the “God particle” as it is sometimes known, has been discovered.

Science’s big bet paid off when the ‘God particle’ was discovered courtesy of the monstrous Hadron Collider

Maclean’s archives: A special report from the Large Hadron Collider in Switzerland

This is going to change everything: find out why

Hundreds of people, physics lovers and those that don’t know the difference between an electron and proton alike, are making the pilgrimage to Geneva

Scientists at the world’s biggest atom smasher have announced the discovery of a brand-new particle—and it looks an awful lot like the long-sought Higgs boson, also known as the “God particle,” without which the universe as we know it wouldn’t exist.

Scientists promise new results on the God particle in the next few months

Canadian university researchers among international team