Tevatron’s false alarm
As the BBC reports, independent checks on a separate experiment at Fermilab’s Tevatron accelerator have found no evidence of “a completely new, unanticipated particle” the BBC had previously reported researchers had said they had found “compelling hints of”. And, therefore, no signal of “a new fundamental force of nature, and the most radical change in physics for decades.” Which means Jon Butterworth was right to be sceptical [and his money’s safe! – Ed] Indeed. I did say that BBC report was …