Paris, France, March 17, 2026 (AFP) - New particle discovered by Large Hadron Collider

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The Large Hadron Collider has discovered a new particle, the 80th identified so far by the world's most powerful particle smasher, Europe's CERN physics laboratory announced Tuesday. The new particle has been named "Xi-cc-plus". Scientists hope the particle -- which is similar to a proton but four times heavier -- will reveal more about the strange behaviour of quantum mechanics. All the matter around us -- including the protons and neutrons tha......

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