Wednesday, July 4, 2012 · No. 4

A particle we predicted, and found

CERN announces the discovery of a new boson consistent with the Higgs — the last missing piece of the Standard Model, half a century after it was predicted.

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ATLAS and CMS teams jointly announce a new boson at 125 GeV, consistent with the Higgs.

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Higgs boson announced

ATLAS and CMS teams jointly announce a new boson at 125 GeV, consistent with the Higgs.

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