‘God particle’ may have been found by scientists

IT is one of the most elusive particles in physics — and speculation is mounting that scientists will next week announce it has been found.

The Higgs boson, also known as the “God particle”, has been hunted for years, having long been predicted by various models of physics. It is considered a key in understanding why there is mass in the universe.

On Tuesday, scientists at CERN, the European physics lab based near Geneva, may announce that the world’s biggest atom smasher, the Large Hadron Collider, has seen the particle.