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Results reported by ATLAS and CMS discuss the decay of Higgs bosons directly to fermions, the particles that make up matter
For the first time in over 15 months, there are beams back in the Proton Synchrotron
Updates on EuCARD-2, ERC grants, and CRISP in Issue 10 of Accelerating News. Now available online
An organisation based at CERN provides satellite images and analysis to help relief and development teams on the ground in disaster areas
IPAC’14, the 5th International Accelerator Conference, has attracted more than 1500 accelerator experts this week to Dresden
Today all over France, students answered questions about CERN in their science exams as part of the Baccalauréat Général
The ATLAS Collaboration has analyzed its full Run 1 data sample of seven and eight TeV proton-proton collisions delivered by the LHC
Take part in the free activities organized by CERN Clubs to celebrate the laboratory's 60th anniversary
SWITCH enables collaborators to access online services at participating research institutions in Switzerland with a single username and password
Yesterday CERN scientists took to Reddit to answer questions about life and work at CERN. Here are some highlights
CERN's ability to innovate attracts creative, ambitious individuals such that "success breeds success in innovation," note authors of OECD report
Learn about the European Spallation Source, and Jim Yeck, who is taking charge of the project in its construction phase, in the latest CERN Courier