The Large Hadron Collider is being upgraded so that it can unlock the secrets of the Higgs boson.

Daniela Bortoletto   The Conversation UK17 July 2026
Deep beneath the French-Swiss border, the world’s largest scientific instrument has fallen silent.

After years of smashing proton particles together at nearly the speed of light, Cern’s Large Hadron Collider has stopped operations and entered a long shutdown for major upgrade works to allow it to uncover signs of new physics.