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Scientists using the Large Hadron Collider at CERN have detected signals from the smallest scale of nature ever observed, approximately 100 billion times smaller than an atom, a realm they've nicknamed the "zeptoverce." This groundbreaking research could lead to a more comprehensive theory of how the universe operates. BBC science correspondent Pallab Ghosh explains the significance and scale of this discovery.
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Scientists have detected signals from the zeptoverse, which is 100 billion times smaller than an atom, through experiments at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) at CERN on the Swiss-French border. The research, led by scientists based in Cambridge, could lead to a new and more complete theory of how the Universe works. This discovery comes from smashing atoms together to break them apart and analyze their components. The BBC's science correspondent Pallab Ghosh explains the scale of this minuscule universe.

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📰 What Is the Zeptoverse?
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BBC Cambridge Swiss the European Laboratory for Particle Physics

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This vast machine at the European Laboratory for Particle Physics (Cern) on the Swiss-French border smashes atoms together to break them apart and discover what is inside them.
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-11-03
🔮 The result is important because it could help researchers develop a new, more complete theory of how the Universe works.
2026-11-03 · BBC News
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Scientists have picked up signals from the smallest scale of nature ever explored – 100 billion times smaller than an atom. asserted
Scientists → pick → atom
A world so small that some physicists have nicknamed it the zeptoverse. asserted
physicists → nickname → it
The research, led by scientists based in Cambridge, was obtained from an experiment at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC). asserted
research → lead → Collider
This vast machine at the European Laboratory for Particle Physics (Cern) on the Swiss-French border smashes atoms together to break them apart and discover what is inside them. asserted
what → smash → them
The result is important because it could help researchers develop a new, more complete theory of how the Universe works. uncertain
Universe → help → theory
The BBC's science correspondent Pallab Ghosh explains just how small the zeptoverse is. asserted
zeptoverse → explain → ?
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