Region. And the head of the u. N. United nations wants to increase the number of inspectors in syria who are working to eliminate the countrys chemical weapons arsenal. Two scientists who developed a theory 50 years ago about a tiny particle have won the biggest award in their field, the nobel prize in physics. The higgs boson gives mass to all things. Its existence was confirmed last year. The nobel prize in physics to professor francois anger, and professor peter higgs. They predicted the component of the higgs boson. They said the discovery of the particle was confirmed in july of 2012 by Research Conducted at an underground lab in switzerland. About 6,000 scientists from around the world participated in the project using a huge particle accelerator. The Nobel Committee said the higgs boson theory is a key element to how our society is constructed. They said without it there would be no gravity or universe. Here is some background. Reporter the universe was created in the big bang,