Scientists hunt for origins of the mysterious 'sun goddess' particleScientists have new insights into the Amaterasu particle, one of the strongest ever detected. Initial observations suggested it came from a...
29 Apr, 2026, 07.48 PM IST
Quote of the day by Anaxagoras: 'Men would live exceedingly quiet if these two words, mine and thine, were...' - Pre-Socratic philosopher who challenged traditional Greek beliefsAnaxagoras, a pre-Socratic philosopher, revolutionized thought by proposing Nous, or 'mind,' as the organizing force of the universe. He ch...
03 Apr, 2026, 12.19 PM IST
Big Bang Thought of the Day by Nobel Laureate Peter Higgs, “The Big Bang made the universe explode into existence. The Higgs boson made it stay.” How Peter Higgs’ “God Particle” settled decades of competing universe theoriesBig Bang Thought of the Day by Nobel Laureate Peter Higgs, “The Big Bang made the universe explode into existence. The Higgs boson made it ...
06 Feb, 2026, 11.58 PM IST
That particular particleWhat Peter Higgs achieved is nothing short of revolutionary. Despite his first paper on the idea being rejected, he hinted at another artic...
11 Apr, 2024, 11.14 PM IST
Scientific and consciousHuman beings too, at the visible level are constituted of body, mind and intellect, whereas in the transcendental state, while at the thres...
28 Oct, 2022, 11.11 PM IST
New CERN discovery sheds more light on Higgs bosonThe ATLAS and CMS Collaborations at CERN have presented combined measurements of many of the particle's properties for the first time.
01 Sep, 2015, 05.47 PM IST
'God particle' could destroy the universe: Stephen HawkingAccording to Hawking, 72, at very high energy levels the Higgs boson, which gives shape and size to everything that exists, could become un...
08 Sep, 2014, 03.15 PM IST
The power of nothingMost scientists used to believe that mass, space and energy had always existed and would continue to do so forever.
19 Jun, 2014, 05.53 AM IST
Over 10,000 people sign up for online Peter Higgs courseThe free seven-week course, titled 'The Discovery of the Higgs boson', is being run by the University of Edinburgh in UK.
10 Feb, 2014, 02.01 PM IST
God Particle: There's a fantastic connect between S N Bose's work & ours, says Rolf-Dieter Heuer, director General, CERN"We can't say yet that we discovered the 'God Particle'. We have discovered a new particle; we are sure about that," says Rolf-Dieter Heuer.
21 Sep, 2012, 06.01 AM IST
- Higgs Boson: Small is big in the world of particle physics
An Indian and an Italian have been honoured by the adoption of their surnames by families of particles.
09 Jul, 2012, 07.05 AM IST
A Godsent ParticleScientists are acutely embarrassed by the media referring to it as the 'God particle'.
06 Jul, 2012, 04.51 AM IST
- Focus towards solving common problems will be much cheaper to achieve than search for Higgs boson
While landmark scientific quests such as the search for the Higgs boson, most people would be grateful if attention is paid to solving comm...
05 Jul, 2012, 06.34 AM IST
Heads & tailsOn New Year's Eve, should we again be taking bets on the end of science (if not on the beginnings of a new religion?).
29 Dec, 2011, 05.18 AM IST
- Hitchens and Kim could both be vindicated by Higgs boson
However, modern seers have to show evidence to back their claims, particularly when they tend to wear white laboratory coats rather than ve...
20 Dec, 2011, 04.59 AM IST
The God particleTop physicists have reportedly spent the last few days "experimentally drunk" on all things sub-atomic at a high energy physics conference ...
03 Aug, 2011, 07.19 AM IST
Using religion to sell scienceLeon Lederman said it made perfect sense to invoke the Almighty while re-naming the Higgs particle, because the mechanism that supposedly b...
27 Sep, 2008, 01.49 AM IST