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While the results remain preliminary, researchers describe the findings as "dramatic."

Jessica PhelanJuly 4, 2012 07:26

Chatter: Are you there, 'God particle'? It's me, the Large Hadron Collider

Science finds god in particle form, green-on-blue attacks continue in Afghanistan, and new evidence sheds disturbing light on the mysterious death of Yasser Arafat.

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Science finds god in particle form, green-on-blue attacks continue in Afghanistan, and new evidence sheds disturbing light on the mysterious death of Yasser Arafat.

Michael GoldfarbDecember 13, 2011 12:26

Have they seen God in Geneva?

Preliminary findings at CERN indicate first physical evidence of the Higgs Boson particle

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Doorway to God's waiting room? The entrance to the Large Hadron Collider at CERN laboratory in Geneva where scientists believe they may have found the "God" particle (FABRICE COFFRINI/AFP/Getty Images)

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Researchers at the Cern laboratory in Geneva may finally have physical evidence of the "God" particle aka the Higgs boson particle, according to a preliminary report released today.

At a press briefing, Professor Rolf-Dieter Heuer, director-general of Cern, explained some kind of remnant or residue of the sub-atomic holy grail may have been left behind following recent experiments. Heuer called the preliminary results, "Exciting."

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Have they seen God in Geneva?