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In Depth

DARK MATTER: The Large Hadron Collider's next goal

Cern scientists prepare for next round of history-making smash-ups in massive underground laboratory

7 Apr 2015

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In Brief

HAWKING: 'God particle could destroy universe'

The Higgs boson particle could cause time and space to collapse at high energies, warns the physicist

8 Sep 2014

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Higgs boson

DARK MATTER: The Large Hadron Collider's next goal

HAWKING: 'God particle could destroy universe'

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