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Ghost Particle From Space Shatters Energy Records: 16,000x More Powerful Than Large Hadron Collider • Apr. 18, 2025, 7:27 AM ET (SciTechDaily)
UoH team basks in global glory as Large Hadron Collider wins 2025 Breakthrough Prize • Apr. 16, 2025, 7:39 AM ET (The Hindu)
UP physicist among Breakthrough Prize winners for work on CERN’s ATLAS experiment • Apr. 10, 2025, 3:10 AM ET (Rappler)
Obesity-drug pioneers and 13,508 physicists win US$3-million Breakthrough Prizes • Apr. 6, 2025, 6:31 AM ET (Nature)
Scientists release plans for an even bigger atom smasher to address the mysteries of physics • Apr. 1, 2025, 10:58 AM ET (AP)

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