With so many dedicated to solving nature's riddles at CERN, it's hard not to think of it as a modern cathedral, a link between reason and mystery, a place of pilgrimage.
August 23, 2017
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In a world so divided by cultural and economic warfare, what happens at the European laboratory for particle physics stands out as a celebration of the best we have to offer.
August 16, 2017
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CERN has said that the Linac 4 booster for the Large Hadron Collider is ready. The hope is that with higher speed and luminosity, unknown particles may be found.
May 24, 2017
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As a species, we can be proud of our remarkable scientific prowess: This is an ongoing effort, a narrative we build slowly, gathering data and ideas that stretch our imagination.
December 27, 2016
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There's nothing more interesting for a scientist than to have the unexpected show up, as if nature is trying to nudge us to look in a different direction, says Marcelo of new CERN data.
June 21, 2016
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The year 2015 was a busy one for science, with discoveries on many fronts. Marcelo offers thoughts on a few.
January 6, 2016
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Humans toy dangerously with things we barely understand — and the consequences could be cataclysmic — but Marcelo says these five experiments shouldn't have driven such fear.
September 8, 2015
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This month, the powerful particle accelerator will be back up and running — bigger and bolder than before. Marcelo says it may bring big discoveries or be nature's big tease.
April 1, 2015
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