For the love of God particle, no! (Or, Higgs ain't what it used to be)

[OwlHoot]

I thought they said it might not be Higgs, but some entirely new branch of physics which happens to act just like Higgs. ...

I can see where they're coming from, although expressed like that it sounds like claiming William Shakespeare didn't write his plays but the author was someone else called William Shakespeare.

[d000hg]

I blame Global warming Climate Change

Or something which acts like it.

[vetran]

I blame Global warming Climate Change

[d000hg]

I thought they said it might not be Higgs, but some entirely new branch of physics which happens to act just like Higgs.

Now, in practice that's not an uncommon way for physics to progress, but on the other hand we tend to prefer the simplest explanation which fits the observed facts.

[scooterscot]

Good science is about eliminating other possibilities, through test and experiment.

[OwlHoot]

Aren't they claiming it's a sort of Higgs cousin once removed?

[NotAllThere]

Scientists Raise Doubts About Higgs Boson Discovery, Say It Could Be Another Particle

A drive for further funding?