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Particle PhysicsNature’s secrets foretold
After decades of searching, it seems scientists have found the elusive Higgs boson.
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Particle PhysicsA primer on the long-sought Higgs boson
Discovering the Higgs boson is cause for celebration — and for explanation, of what the particle is and why it matters.
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Health & MedicineCatching a Cancer
The official figure for the percentage of human cancers caused by viruses is around 20 percent — but most experts concede that number is largely an educated guess
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CosmologyInflation on Trial
Generally regarded as one of the most successful theories about the early universe, inflationary cosmology is not exactly under attack.