Readers ask about the Higgs boson, 10 years after its discovery

Higgs boson Q&A

The discovery of the Higgs boson filled in a missing piece of the standard model of particle physics, which describes matter and its interactions. A decade later, physicists continue to probe the particle for clues to some of the universe’s biggest questions, Emily Conover reported in “The Higgs boson at 10” (SN: 7/2/22, p.