The secret life of Higgs bosons

Are these mass-giving particles hanging out with dark matter? The Higgs boson has existed since the earliest moments of our universe. Its directionless field permeates all of space and entices transient particles to slow down and burgeon with mass. Without the Higgs field, there could be no stable structures; the universe would be cold, dark and lifeless. Many scientists are hoping that the Higgs boson will help them understand phenomena not predicted by the Standard Model, physicists' field gui...