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Physicists just discovered two new subatomic particles. Here's why that matters

Physics might be the most complex of all scientific fields, and at times, it can be hard to explain its fundamental concepts in basic English. But with the help of Patrick Koppenburg — one of the scientists at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) involved in this new discovery — here's a comprehensible guide to these new particles, the Higgs, and the ongoing experiments at the LHC as a whole.