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Cian O'Luanaigh was the web editor in the CERN communications group from 2011-2015.
Two Norwegian school classes who recently visited CERN thanked their guides with physics-themed jumpers
Fifty years ago, two physicists independently proposed the existence of the subatomic particles known as quarks
Higgs boson decays, a Nobel prize for Higgs and Englert and a huge Open Days event were among the big stories at CERN this year
At a ceremony today in Copenhagen, Denmark, CERN Director-General Rolf Heuer accepted the Niels Bohr Gold Medal on behalf of CERN
In a photo essay shot at CERN, photographer Andri Pol beautifully captures scenes from our community – from the high-tech to the mundane
The Fundamental Physics Foundation recognized Russian theorist Slava Rychkov for breathing new life into conformal field theory
Watch CERN engineers install a new beam dump at the Proton Synchrotron Booster
Watch CERN engineers install a new beam dump at the Proton Synchrotron Booster, one of CERN's older accelerators
Cameras were rolling in CERN's building 40 when members of the ATLAS and CMS collaborations heard the news live from Stockholm
Cameras were rolling in CERN's building 40 when members of the ATLAS and CMS collaborations heard the news from Stockholm live yesterday
A new video from the CERN IT department showcases the evolution of CERN's computing facilities since the 1950s