A closer look at the Higgs boson

Wednesday, July 4, 2012 - 12:00 in Physics & Chemistry

BERLIN (AP) -- Scientists working at the world's biggest atom smasher near Geneva have announced the discovery of a new subatomic particle that looks remarkably like the long-sought Higgs boson. Sometimes called the "God particle" because its existence is fundamental to the creation of the universe, the hunt for the Higgs involved thousands of scientists from all over the world....

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