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Head of the US nuclear regulator resigns
May 22, 2012 3 comments
Particle physicist Gregory Jaczko steps down amid criticisms
Gamma rays hint at dark matter
Apr 24, 2012 10 comments
Clever analysis points to new particles in Fermi-satellite data
Cosmic-ray theory gets the cold shoulder
Apr 23, 2012 9 comments
IceCube sees no neutrinos from gamma-ray bursts
Supercomputers provide new insight into charge–parity violation
Apr 20, 2012 19 comments
Kaon decay process simulated and computationally verified
First hint of Majorana fermions spotted in nanowires
Apr 19, 2012 1 comment
Elusive particle emerges from topological insulator
Linear-collider teams join in rivalry
Apr 12, 2012 2 comments
New board and director for linear-collider design effort
Fermilab told to rein in planned neutrino experiment
Mar 26, 2012 9 comments
LBNE will need "phased approach" after suffering funding setback
Neutrino-based communication is a first
Mar 19, 2012 8 comments
Data transmitted 1 km using elusive particles
Dineutron emission seen for the first time
Mar 14, 2012 4 comments
Rare decay glimpsed in unstable beryllium
Department of Energy boost for small nuclear reactors
Mar 13, 2012 9 comments
Three firms to build modular power plants at US site
Daya Bay nails neutrino oscillation
Mar 9, 2012 34 comments
Chinese–US experiment achieves best measurement yet of key neutrino mixing angle
Internal structure of antihydrogen probed for the first time
Mar 7, 2012 14 comments
ALPHA experiment makes rapid advances in demystifying antimatter
Isotope separation with a light touch
Mar 2, 2012 2 comments
Lithium-7 could be isolated without toxic mercury
Doubts grow over superluminal-neutrino result
Feb 23, 2012 65 comments
Faulty cable could have led to an underestimate of neutrino journey times
Axions could solve lithium problem
Feb 15, 2012 16 comments
Hypothetical particles may have affected nucleosynthesis