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Head of the US nuclear regulator resigns

Particle physicist Gregory Jaczko steps down amid criticisms

Gamma rays hint at dark matter

Clever analysis points to new particles in Fermi-satellite data

Cosmic-ray theory gets the cold shoulder

IceCube sees no neutrinos from gamma-ray bursts

Supercomputers provide new insight into charge–parity violation

Kaon decay process simulated and computationally verified

In depth

Lessons from Fukushima

Mike Weightman says improving nuclear safety should never stop

Fermilab's next frontier

Margaret Harris learns about Fermilab's plans for the post-Tevatron era

Firm takes middle ground to fusion

Fusion demonstrator could cost fraction of a standard reactor, as Hamish Johnston reports

The brave new-media world

Chad Orzel says physicists have to get used to doing science in the open

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