CERN http://www.npr.org CERN en Copyright 2013 NPR - For Personal Use Only NPR API RSS Generator 0.94 Wed, 06 Mar 2013 11:41:00 -0500 http://media.npr.org/images/npr_news_123x20.gif CERN http://www.npr.org Is The Earth Alive? That Depends On Your Definition Of Life As scientists advance their understanding of how the Earth has changed through billions of years, it becomes increasingly clear that the Earth and the life on it are entwined in unique ways. Commentator Marcelo Gleiser goes in search of the origins of life in a meeting of the minds at CERN. Wed, 06 Mar 2013 11:41:00 -0500 http://www.npr.org/blogs/13.7/2013/03/06/173510125/is-the-earth-alive-that-depends-on-your-definition-of-life?ft=1&f=131395996 http://www.npr.org/blogs/13.7/2013/03/06/173510125/is-the-earth-alive-that-depends-on-your-definition-of-life?ft=1&f=131395996 As scientists advance their understanding of how the Earth has changed through billions of years, it becomes increasingly clear that the Earth and the life on it are entwined in unique ways. Commentator Marcelo Gleiser goes in search of the origins of life in a meeting of the minds at CERN.

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]]> The End Of The Universe, The Higgs And All The 'Ifs' The Universe could end tomorrow, courtesy of the newly-discovered Higgs. But, as commentator Marcelo Gleiser explains, there is really no need to panic. Wed, 27 Feb 2013 14:23:00 -0500 http://www.npr.org/blogs/13.7/2013/02/23/172766407/the-end-of-the-universe-the-higgs-and-all-the-ifs?ft=1&f=131395996 http://www.npr.org/blogs/13.7/2013/02/23/172766407/the-end-of-the-universe-the-higgs-and-all-the-ifs?ft=1&f=131395996 The Universe could end tomorrow, courtesy of the newly-discovered Higgs. But, as commentator Marcelo Gleiser explains, there is really no need to panic.

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]]> Dispatch From CERN: Which Higgs? Scientists have found a Higgs-like particle, a key component in modern physics theory. But is it <em>the</em> Higgs particle, or a new one, part of a more complex model? Wed, 27 Feb 2013 11:02:00 -0500 http://www.npr.org/blogs/13.7/2013/02/27/173030467/dispatch-from-cern-which-higgs?ft=1&f=131395996 http://www.npr.org/blogs/13.7/2013/02/27/173030467/dispatch-from-cern-which-higgs?ft=1&f=131395996 Scientists have found a Higgs-like particle, a key component in modern physics theory. But is it the Higgs particle, or a new one, part of a more complex model?

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]]> The Higgs: What's The Big Deal? Count your money or look to the stars, either way, the discovery of the Higgs is significant and a significant step forward for humanity. Wed, 04 Jul 2012 13:04:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/blogs/13.7/2012/07/04/156250383/god-money-significance-and-discovering-the-higgs?ft=1&f=131395996 http://www.npr.org/blogs/13.7/2012/07/04/156250383/god-money-significance-and-discovering-the-higgs?ft=1&f=131395996 Count your money or look to the stars, either way, the discovery of the Higgs is significant and a significant step forward for humanity.

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]]> Will Fermilab Announce Real Higgs Results Today? Scientists at the Tevatron may be announcing their own results on the Higgs search today. Mon, 02 Jul 2012 09:38:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/blogs/13.7/2012/07/02/156108876/will-fermilab-announce-real-higgs-results-today?ft=1&f=131395996 http://www.npr.org/blogs/13.7/2012/07/02/156108876/will-fermilab-announce-real-higgs-results-today?ft=1&f=131395996 Scientists at the Tevatron may be announcing their own results on the Higgs search today.

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]]> Science And Credibility: The Case Of The Not-So-Fast Neutrinos It seems that neutrinos are not faster than light after all. Were scientist wrong in blowing their the trumpets before being sure? Wed, 29 Feb 2012 08:14:00 -0500 http://www.npr.org/blogs/13.7/2012/02/29/147567468/science-and-credibility-the-case-of-the-not-so-fast-neutrinos?ft=1&f=131395996 http://www.npr.org/blogs/13.7/2012/02/29/147567468/science-and-credibility-the-case-of-the-not-so-fast-neutrinos?ft=1&f=131395996 It seems that neutrinos are not faster than light after all. Were scientist wrong in blowing their the trumpets before being sure?

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]]> The Importance Of Mistakes What makes science so powerful is not just the admission of mistakes, it's also the <em>detailing of mistakes</em>. Tue, 28 Feb 2012 12:27:00 -0500 http://www.npr.org/blogs/13.7/2012/02/28/147567970/the-importance-of-mistakes?ft=1&f=131395996 http://www.npr.org/blogs/13.7/2012/02/28/147567970/the-importance-of-mistakes?ft=1&f=131395996 What makes science so powerful is not just the admission of mistakes, it's also the detailing of mistakes.

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]]> The Big 'Maybe': What The 'God Particle' Hunt Tells Us About Science The Higgs might be found. The Higgs might not be found. After all that time and all that effort, the Higgs might not exist in the energies we can probe or, might not exist at all. More data, more observation will eventually give us the answer. Tue, 13 Dec 2011 10:25:00 -0500 http://www.npr.org/blogs/13.7/2011/12/13/143633731/the-big-maybe-what-the-god-particle-hunt-tells-us-about-science?ft=1&f=131395996 http://www.npr.org/blogs/13.7/2011/12/13/143633731/the-big-maybe-what-the-god-particle-hunt-tells-us-about-science?ft=1&f=131395996 The Higgs might be found. The Higgs might not be found. After all that time and all that effort, the Higgs might not exist in the energies we can probe or, might not exist at all. More data, more observation will eventually give us the answer.

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]]> A Great Mystery Comes Into Focus: Antimatter Trapped For 16 Minutes The strange existence of anti-matter and its radical imbalance as a cosmic constituent is a fundamental mystery that has persisted for eight decades. We may finally be poised to understand not only <em>the universe that is</em> but also <em>the universe that might have been</em>. Tue, 07 Jun 2011 11:37:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/blogs/13.7/2011/06/08/137028191/binding-the-universe-s-other-half-anti-matter-trapped-for-15-minutes?ft=1&f=131395996 http://www.npr.org/blogs/13.7/2011/06/08/137028191/binding-the-universe-s-other-half-anti-matter-trapped-for-15-minutes?ft=1&f=131395996 The strange existence of anti-matter and its radical imbalance as a cosmic constituent is a fundamental mystery that has persisted for eight decades. We may finally be poised to understand not only the universe that is but also the universe that might have been.

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]]> The God Particle: A Disclaimer Rumors that the Higgs particle (aka the God particle) has been found teach us how large-scale science projects work and how science advances Wed, 27 Apr 2011 07:00:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/blogs/13.7/2011/04/27/135754004/the-god-particle-a-disclaimer?ft=1&f=131395996 http://www.npr.org/blogs/13.7/2011/04/27/135754004/the-god-particle-a-disclaimer?ft=1&f=131395996 Rumors that the Higgs particle (aka the God particle) has been found teach us how large-scale science projects work and how science advances

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]]> Scientists Hold Antimatter Captive -- For Milliseconds The discovery has the potential to lead the way to whole new understanding of fundamental physics. Wed, 17 Nov 2010 17:57:00 -0500 http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2010/11/17/131393660/scientists-hold-antimatter-captive----for-milliseconds?ft=1&f=131395996 http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2010/11/17/131393660/scientists-hold-antimatter-captive----for-milliseconds?ft=1&f=131395996 The discovery has the potential to lead the way to whole new understanding of fundamental physics.

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