More about CERN and the LHC.

Lapsed scientist and satirist Chris Morris visited CERN and wrote this about it.

The audio portion at the bottom of the article is worth a listen too. picked by pocksucket 5 months ago

The Earth didn't move, or even twitch. And it certainly didn't end - as you can tell by the fact you are reading this. picked by AutumnLotus 3 months ago

Have a large back yard? Have access to some massive amounts of power? Want to become an evil overlord and rule the planet? One way to start is by building your own LHC
You can obtain for free, a full technical report. 1600 pages - 115 MB of info. Please remember who got you the info. picked by bernardblack 3 months ago

Mathematical physicists at the Steklov Mathematical Institute in Moscow believe that the vast experiment at CERN, the European particle physics centre near Geneva in Switzerland, may turn out to be the world's first time machine picked by AutumnLotus 10 months ago

A faulty electrical connection will require repairs that will shut the collider down for at least two months. Hopefully, they shelled out for the extended warranty.

On a related note, there shall be no further posts about black holes eating the world until November 22nd. picked by Wingnut 2 months ago

This article discusses exactly what the scientists are trying to achieve with the particle accelerator. If you dont know much about it, this gives a great layman's terms view. picked by drivebypunch 3 months ago

Squarks, photinos, selectrons, neutralinos. These are just a few types of supersymmetric particles, a special brand of particle that may be created when the world's most powerful atom smasher goes online this spring. picked by AutumnLotus 10 months ago

A teenage girl in Madhya Pradesh killed herself on Wednesday after being traumatised by media reports that a "Big Bang" experiment in Europe could bring about the end of the world, her father said. picked by AutumnLotus 3 months ago