The Higgs boson is a particle associated with the Higgs field, which explains the existence of mass in the universe.Scientists discovered the Higgs boson in 2012 at the Large Hadron Collider, confirming one of the final pieces of the Standard Model.The Higgs boson is crucial for the existence of atoms, chemistry, and life itself.The search for the Higgs boson took half a century, involving thousands of scientists and the unwavering belief in the universe's secrets.