Astroparticle physics Feature Subterranean science Sean Paling and Stephen Sadler describe how deep underground labs are diversifying into areas such as astrobiology and earth sciences Read article: Subterranean science
Telescopes and space missions Research update Cosmic rays illuminate the electric fields that cause lightning "Throwaway data" from radio telescopes help physicists peer into clouds Read article: Cosmic rays illuminate the electric fields that cause lightning
Telescopes and space missions Research update Dark matter and muons are ruled out as DAMA signal source New simulations show that signal is very difficult to explain by any known model Read article: Dark matter and muons are ruled out as DAMA signal source
Telescopes and space missions News India-based Neutrino Observatory faces a new hurdle Physicists in court over concerns about groundwater and biodiversity Read article: India-based Neutrino Observatory faces a new hurdle
Telescopes and space missions Research update Have alien civilizations built cosmic accelerators from black holes? Search for extraterrestrial intelligence should seek high-energy neutrinos, says physicist Read article: Have alien civilizations built cosmic accelerators from black holes?
Telescopes and space missions Research update Quasar spectrum shines a new light on unchanged fundamental constants Results hint at the static nature of the dark-energy field Read article: Quasar spectrum shines a new light on unchanged fundamental constants
Telescopes and space missions Research update Nailing the half-life of iron-60 New measurements tune up million-year "astronomical clock" Read article: Nailing the half-life of iron-60
Philosophy, sociology and religion Feature Dialling up the cosmos Edwin Cartlidge reports on the new apps that allow smartphone users to detect cosmic rays Read article: Dialling up the cosmos
Telescopes and space missions Research update New calculations support dark-matter discovery by DAMA, say physicists Annual signal in detector could be explained by a new interaction Read article: New calculations support dark-matter discovery by DAMA, say physicists
Policy and funding News Indian Neutrino Observatory set for construction Government pledges $236m towards underground lab Read article: Indian Neutrino Observatory set for construction
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