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The target for the LHC integrated luminosity for 2016 was 25 inverse femtobarns. We reached 40.
Measurements of the production rates of atmospheric aerosol particles by CERN’s CLOUD experiment put global climate projections on more solid ground
The n_TOF collaboration has added an important piece to the puzzle of the cosmological lithium problem
Three new calls have been opened for a South Korean, Croatian or Swiss artist
UNOSAT, a United Nations programme hosted at CERN, celebrates 15 years of vital support to humanitarian work
Follow TEDxCERN at one of the many live webcast locations, or tune in to the website on 5 November 2016
On 5 October 2016, Ukraine became an associate member State of CERN after the ratification by its Parliament of the agreement
The Beamline for Schools competition gives high-school students the chance to run an experiment on a fully equipped CERN beamline
New results presented by the LHCb collaboration on the decay of particles containing a “charm” quark delve deeper into the matter-antimatter asymmetry
This week, the LHC will ignore its motto of ‘maximum luminosity’, and perform special runs at very low luminosity
After three years of successful operation and growth, CERN announces continuation of global SCOAP3 Open Access initiative for another three
Fabiola Gianotti, CERN’s Director-General, explains why knowledge for knowledge’s sake is the most valuable commodity we possess