AFP 2012-07-04 14:11:50
Spokesman for CMS Joe Incandela gestures next to European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) Director-General Rolf-Dieter Heuer at a press conference on July 4, 2012 at CERN offices in Meyrin near Geneva. After a quest spanning nearly half a century, physicists said on July 4 they had found a new sub-atomic particle consistent with the Higgs boson which is believed to confer mass. Rousing cheers and a standing ovation broke out at the CERN after scientists presented data in their long search for the mysterious particle. AFP PHOTO / FABRICE COFFRINI
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