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CERN pays tribute to Leon Lederman
The Nobel laureate Leon Lederman passed away at 96 on 3 October
Rugby or football? ISOLDE reveals shape-shifting character of Mercury isotopes
An unprecedented combination of experimental nuclear physics and theoretical and computational modelling techniques has been brought together to reveal the full extent of the odd-even shape staggering of exotic mercury isotopes, and explain how it happens
LHCb experiment discovers two, perhaps three, new particles
The LHCb collaboration has discovered two new baryons and potentially also a new tetraquark
The hunt for leptoquarks is on
Recent results from CMS explore third-generation leptoquarks: hypothetical particles that combine the properties of leptons and quarks
The incredible lightness of the Higgs
ATLAS searches for vector-like top quarks that could explain the Higgs boson’s small mass
Hunting for dark quarks
A search for dark quarks conducted by the CMS collaboration inches closer to the parent particles from which they may originate
Long-sought decay of Higgs boson observed
Six years after its discovery, the Higgs boson has at last been observed decaying to fundamental particles known as bottom quarks.
ALPHA experiment takes antimatter to a new level
The ALPHA collaboration has observed a new electronic transition in the antihydrogen atom
New measurement of particle’s lifetime intrigues physicists
A new measurement by the LHCb collaboration of the lifetime of a particle known as the charmed omega is inconsistent with previous estimates
LHC experiments present latest results at ICHEP
This year’s International Conference on High Energy Physics (ICHEP) took place in Seoul, South Korea, on 4–11 July