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October 21, 1999The Sciences
What exactly is the Higgs boson? Have physicists proved that it really exists?

November 21, 2012
Why do physicists care so much about finding the Higgs boson?: If you've read anything about the Higgs boson, you probably know that this particle is special because it can explain how fundamental particles acquire mass.; Daisy Yuhas

December 1, 2010The Sciences
A Geometric Theory of Everything: Deep down, the particles and forces of the universe are a manifestation of exquisite geometry; A. Garrett Lisi and James Owen Weatherall; December 2010; 10.1038/scientificamerican1210-54

January 16, 2009
Energy secretary-designate Steven Chu not too busy to conduct heavy-duty physics: Physicist Steven Chu may be on the verge of becoming the nation's top energy official, but physics clearly is never far from his mind. To wit: on the day of his Senate confirmation hearing this week to become President-elect Barack Obama's energy secretary, a paper Chu co-wrote was posted by one of his co-authors on the Web site arxiv.org...; John Matson

February 1, 2008The Sciences
The Coming Revolutions in Particle Physics: The current Standard Model of particle physics begins to unravel when probed much beyond the range of current particle accelerators. So no matter what the Large Hadron Collider finds, it is going to take physics into new territory...; Chris Quigg; February 2008; 10.1038/scientificamerican0208-46

July 16, 2008The Sciences
The Complete Idiot's Guide to String Theory: George Musser talks about his new book, The Complete Idiot's Guide to String Theory. Plus, we'll test your knowledge of some recent science in the news; Steve Mirsky

February 18, 2009The Sciences
Nonlocality from Newton to Maxwell: This story is a supplement to the story "Was Einstein Wrong?: A Quantum Threat to Special Relativity"; Rivka Galchen and David Z Albert

October 24, 2014Space & Physics
Physicists and Philosophers Unite to Study Time’s Arrow: Physicists can't seem to find the time—literally. Can philosophers help?; George Musser; A Matter of Time; 10.1038/scientificamericantime1114-22; Originally published as "A Hole at the Heart of Physics" in A Matter of Time

September 11, 2013Space & Physics
Fat Gravity Particle Gives Clues to Dark Energy: Force-carrying "gravitons" with mass could help to explain the universe's accelerating expansion; Zeeya Merali and Nature magazine

November 10, 2008The Sciences
New Theories May Shed Light on Dark Matter: The stuff of mystery may be more than meets the eye; John Matson

November 18, 2011Space & Physics
Hunt for Higgs Particle Enters Endgame: Large Hadron Collider could soon deliver a clear verdict on missing boson.

February 1, 2006The Sciences
A Hole at the Heart of Physics: Physicists can't seem to find the time--literally. Can philosophers help?; George Musser; A Matter of Time; 10.1038/scientificamerican0206-12sp

March 14, 2012
A Random Walk through Oddly Named Physics Things: A few months ago I helped a friend of mine, Rose Eveleth, think of weirdly named things in physics . She could only include five, but there were a few more I thought were worth highlighting...; Colm Kelleher

May 23, 2011
Physics and the Immortality of the Soul: The topic of "life after death" raises disreputable connotations of past-life regression and haunted houses, but there are a large number of people in the world who believe in some form of persistence of the individual soul after life ends...; Sean M. Carroll

August 5, 1871Technology
Electromagnetic Motors: Scientific American Volume 25, Issue 6; 10.1038/scientificamerican08051871-88

July 15, 2013Space & Physics
Sound Waves Levitate and Move Objects: A new approach to contact-free manipulation could be used to combine lab samples--and prevent contamination; Josh Howgego and Nature magazine

November 1, 2010The Sciences
Dr. Unification: Steven Weinberg on Getting the Forces of Nature Together: For years the cosmos and the atom have been at odds with one another. If any physicist can reconcile them, it's Steven Weinberg; Amir D. Aczel; November 2010; 10.1038/scientificamerican1110-64

April 1, 2008The Sciences
The Economist Has No Clothes: Unscientific assumptions in economic theory are undermining efforts to solve environmental problems; Robert Nadeau; April 2008; 10.1038/scientificamerican0408-42

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What exactly is the Higgs boson? Have physicists proved that it really exists?

Why do physicists care so much about finding the Higgs boson?

A Geometric Theory of Everything

Energy secretary-designate Steven Chu not too busy to conduct heavy-duty physics

The Coming Revolutions in Particle Physics

The Complete Idiot's Guide to String Theory

Nonlocality from Newton to Maxwell

Physicists and Philosophers Unite to Study Time’s Arrow

Fat Gravity Particle Gives Clues to Dark Energy

New Theories May Shed Light on Dark Matter

Hunt for Higgs Particle Enters Endgame

A Hole at the Heart of Physics

A Random Walk through Oddly Named Physics Things

Physics and the Immortality of the Soul

Electromagnetic Motors

Sound Waves Levitate and Move Objects

Dr. Unification: Steven Weinberg on Getting the Forces of Nature Together

Sidebar: Hidden Symmetry That Shapes Our World

The Economist Has No Clothes

A Hidden World of Complex Dark Matter Could Be Uncovered