Milestone in Higgs quest: Scientists find new particle

Scientists at the home of the world's most powerful collider say they've found a subatomic particle that's never been seen before -- a particle that could well be the fabled Higgs boson.


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The Higgs boson made simple
http://cosmiclog.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/07/03/12547980-the-higgs-boson-made-simple?lite


Scientists edge closer to proving existence of elusive particle
http://www.cnn.com/2012/07/03/tech/physics-higgs-particle/index.html?hpt=hp_t1


What is the Higgs boson and why is it important?
http://www.cnn.com/2011/12/13/world/europe/higgs-boson-q-and-a/index.html?&hpt=hp_t1


The Biggest Firework of them all: The Higgs!
http://scienceblogs.com/startswithabang/2012/07/03/the-biggest-firework-of-them-all-the-higgs/


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Researchers capture shadow cast by a single atom
http://cosmiclog.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/07/03/12547726-researchers-capture-shadow-cast-by-a-single-atom?lite