The LHC's moment of truth approaches

"The Large Hadron Collider’s search for the Higgs boson – the theoretical particle that is believed to give all matter in the universe mass – is, according to physicists, entering its last phase. At some point in the next few months, perhaps as soon as December, we will know: either it exists in the form that is predicted, or it does not. Either way, it will have profound implications for our understanding of physics. Why haven’t we found it? And what will it mean when we do – or if we don’t?"
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