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How Peter Higgs revealed the forces that hold the universe together

The physicist Peter Higgs quietly revolutionised quantum field theory, then lived long enough to see the discovery of the Higgs boson he theorised. Despite receiving a Nobel prize, he remained in some ways as elusive as the particle that shares his name

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Peter Higgs, physicist who theorised the Higgs boson, has died aged 94

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How the Higgs boson could reveal the fate of our universe

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Higgs boson's width measured with most accuracy yet

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Physicists want the next Large Hadron Collider to be climate-friendly

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5 mind-bending numbers that could reveal the secrets of the universe

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5 mind-bending numbers that could reveal the secrets of the universe

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Strange new Higgs particles could explain shocking W boson result

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Can a new collider reveal the last secrets of the Higgs boson?

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Can a new collider reveal the last secrets of the Higgs boson?

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Physicists have a massive problem as Higgs boson refuses to misbehave

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New Scientist ranks the top 10 discoveries of the decade

The 2010s saw huge advancements across science and technology. Relive the best moments with our definitive ranking of the decade

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Evidence of new physics could have been under our noses all along

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'We'll die before we find the answer': Crisis at the heart of physics

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Tara Shears: Why hasn't the LHC found anything new? (…or has it?)

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