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Peter Higgs, Nobel laurate behind 'God' particle, dead

Peter Higgs, the British physicist and Nobel Prize winner behind the 'God' particle, passed away at his home in Edinburgh, Scotland, at the age of 94, The Washington Post reported. IMAGE: Peter......

Indian American C R Rao awarded statistics 'Nobel' for work 75 years ago

Calyampudi Radhakrishna Rao, a prominent Indian-American mathematician and statistician, will receive the 2023 International Prize in Statistics, the equivalent to the Nobel Prize in the field, for......

A decade since the detection of God Particle: Why it matters

The Higgs filled a gap with its explanation for mass. Knowing the exact characteristics of the Higgs allows scientists to make better guesses of the structure of the universe in the first 10......

The Nobels and the Age Problem

Science is a young person's game.An award to a young scientist could free up that person to do productive work, or help win more grants by enhancing reputation, argues Devangshu Datta. IMAGE: Sir......

'Human sacrifice' at CERN in front of Shiva statue?

Scientists are flabbergasted by the video showing a 'human sacrifice' near a Chola period statue gifted to CERN by India. Pallava Bagla reports. Human sacrifice, Lord Shiva's statue, a nuclear......

Why companies should pay attention to this year's physics Nobel

Shuji Nakamura was given only a tiny bonus for his invention and he had to sue to get the money due him. The Nobel Prize for physics has been announced, and it has gone to three researchers of......

Do we really need the meteorological department?

I rejoiced with the rest of the world when the European Organisation for Nuclear Research (CERN) almost announced the "discovery" of the elusive Higgs boson a few days ago, even though I do not......

HTTP, iPod among decade's most confusing buzzwords

These are no tongue twisters but HTTP, plasma, iPod and Nano are among the most confusing high tech buzzwords of this decade. Language analyst Global Language Monitor has released a list of most......

Can we please have our cricket back?

'Time was when a giant-economy sized tub of popcorn and an XL-sized bottle of cola was all I needed to enjoy a game of cricket.' 'Today I need popcorn and cola from the 'official' suppliers, plus......

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