CERN's LHC Undergoes Major Upgrade Amidst Debate Over Future Collider Funding

The Large Hadron Collider at CERN has begun a four-year, $1.5-billion upgrade to significantly boost its particle collision rates. Concurrently, CERN's endorsement of the even larger $19-billion Future Circular Collider has ignited discussions among scientists regarding the substantial public funding allocated for such massive machines, especially given the LHC's limited groundbreaking discoveries since the Higgs boson.