Particle Physics: Whassup?

[HopAlongBunny]

The Standard Model may have had its day.

http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/guest-blog/is-particle-physics-about-to-crack-wide-open/

[HopAlongBunny]

Yes! They are at it again :)
Have they shown cracks in the Standard Model, or is it just a statistical "bump"
Stay tuned! This changes everything! (actually no, the changes would not even be noticeable in RL)

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/lawbreaking-particles-may-point-to-a-previously-unknown-force-in-the-universe/

[Fragony]

As I understood particles were never anything phsycal but just the best way to get near to culculating things, not by proof but by it being close enough. I was never really good at beta-stubjects, I was content to be close to other things I don't understand.