Shiv Ratri is one of the biggest festivals in India, the country where each religion is celebrated with equal fervour. On this day, we bring you a fascinating connection between Lord Shiv and CERN, ...

At CERN, the European Organization for Nuclear Research, physicists and engineers are probing the fundamental structure of the universe. They use the world's largest and most complex scientific ...

The answer is a new superconducting magnet prototype under development at CERN, lovingly named Fusillo because of its shape. Originally, CERN physicists became interested in developing this ...

As he steps down as IMDb CEO, Col Needham looks back at how an army of online friends created one of the most enduring spaces on the internet 35 years ago.

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Mark Thomson, who will take over from Fabiola Gianotti as director-general of CERN next year, talks to Michael Banks about his plans in the hot seat and the challenges ahead for high-energy physics ...

Ireland's application to join the European Organisation for Nuclear Research (CERN) has been accepted in principle, paving the way for the country to become an associate member in 2026.

Ireland is on course to become an associate member of Cern – one of the world’s largest centres for scientific research – next year, said to Minister for Science James Lawless. The State’s ...

The State is hoping to become a member of Cern – the European Organisation for Nuclear Research, one of the world’s largest centres for scientific research – early next year. Minister for ...

The loss equates to roughly three Olympic swimming pools' worth of ice melting or breaking off from glaciers every second, according to the French National Center for Scientific Research (CNRS ...

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This event, called the Cherenkov effect, also happens in nuclear reactor containment pools. How likely (or unlikely ... than the particles generated at Cern, the most energetic accelerator ...