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Renowned Physicist Peter Higgs, Predictor of the Higgs boson, Dies at 94

Professor Peter Higgs, known for predicting the boson that bears his name, has died aged 94.At the age of 94, Professor Peter Higgs has passed away. He was a prominent theoretical physicist, celebrated for his anticipation of a fundamental particle, the Higgs boson, which gained him the Nobel Prize in Physics in 2013...

“Boson Clouds” Could Explain Dark Matter

Credit:  Brian KoberleinThe nature of dark matter stills astonishes astronomers. As the search for dark matter particles keeps on turning up nothing, it is tempting to throw away the dark matter model altogether, but indirect evidence for the stuff remains to be strong. So what is it? One team has an idea, and they...