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The European Southern Observatory, founded on 5 October 1962, has close links with CERN
The particle was the star of Enlightenment - a science-themed ceremony featuring Stephen Hawking and Ian McKellen
Heavy-ion experiments at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) will present their latest results at the Quark Matter 2012 conference
Today marks 100 years since Victor Hess made last of series of balloon flights leading to the discovery of cosmic rays
In July 1913, Niels Bohr published the first of a series of three papers introducing his model of the atom
Our understanding of the universe is about to change…
The Extra Low Energy Antiproton ring (ELENA) will further slow antiprotons from the Antiproton Decelerator, to make them easier to trap
On the final day of Quantum Chromodynamics week at Moriond, speakers emphasized the possibility of new physics with the LHC at 4TeV
A variety of new measurements presented at Moriond are helping physicists to close in on the mass of the top quark
Theorists refute claim against DAMA/LIBRA
Some of the most recent analyses of the Higgs searches were presented yesterday at the Moriond QCD conference
