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Re:The Higgs Boson - A one page explanation by Maro on Tuesday July 26, 2011 @04:44PM (#2809416)
Unfortunately, the LHC has not found the Higgs so far, and it's not looking good, with only a narrow window remaining:

http://www.math.columbia.edu/~woit/wordpress/?p=3864

Re:The Higgs Boson - A one page explanation by starwed on Tuesday July 26, 2011 @05:36PM (#2809586)
Comprehension fail?

>The remaining mass range for the Higgs is the expected one, and, as expected, this is the hardest place to separate the Higgs from the background. If it’s really there, the data collected during the rest of this year should be enough to give a statistically significant signal.