Scientists have announced the discovery of an entirely new kind of particle that is almost certainly the long-sought “God particle,” the Higgs boson.The European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN), the international scientific agency that had been leading the hunt for the particle, made the announcement of a new particle “consistent” with the Higgs boson on early Wednesday in Geneva.
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