In a bid to restore yet more symmetry to the universe, a number of particle physicists are developing a theory called supersymmetry.

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Short-term particle pollution measures the number of times in a year when levels spike above healthy standards for several days to several weeks.

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While initial number-crunching at CERN suggests the new particle has spin zero, more proof is needed.

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We then ranked these areas equally based on number of per capita fatal car accidents, amount of particle pollution and length of travel delays.

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CMB, and the number of subatomic particles in the universe, suggest that for every billion mutual annihilations, a solitary particle of matter survived.

ECONOMIST: Particle physics makes sense, but it assumes too much