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Three recent experiments at particle colliders around the world have turned up results that seem to flout the rules of physics. It may result in finding a new particle.

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Physicists Await Glimpse of ‘God Particle’

Near Geneva, Switzerland scientists from the European Center for Nuclear Research are scheduled to present preliminary evidence in their search to find the Higgs boson particle, commonly known as the “God particle.” Proving its existence would validate the leading theory of particle physics. Harvard physics professor and particle theory expert Dr. Lisa Randall is the […]

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