Telescopes and space missions Research update Quasars shine a new light on cosmic distances New method correlates redshift of different quasars Read article: Quasars shine a new light on cosmic distances
Telescopes and space missions Opinion and reviews The time of our lives Dan Falk reviews Adam Frank's About Time: From Sun Dials to Quantum Clocks, How the Cosmos Shapes Our Lives Read article: The time of our lives
Particles and interactions Research update Daya Bay nails neutrino oscillation Chinese–US experiment achieves best measurement yet of key neutrino mixing angle Read article: Daya Bay nails neutrino oscillation
Telescopes and space missions Video From childhood dream to lead space-walker An interview with Drew Feustel, NASA astronaut Read article: From childhood dream to lead space-walker
Gravity Research update Japanese cosmology centre secures long-term future Tokyo institute receives $7.5m endowment from US-based Kavli Foundation Read article: Japanese cosmology centre secures long-term future
Telescopes and space missions Video George Smoot on the current state of cosmology Exclusive interview plus special feature on why LBNL is so successful Read article: George Smoot on the current state of cosmology
Mathematical physics Research update Theoretical-physics hub opens in South America South American Institute for Fundamental Research set to tackle subjects ranging from mathematical biology to cosmology Read article: Theoretical-physics hub opens in South America
Soft matter and liquids Research update Getting to the froth of the matter Physicists create the "ideal foam" in the lab for the first time Read article: Getting to the froth of the matter
Gravity Research update Early supermassive black holes could grow it alone Simulation shows cold gas boosts growth Read article: Early supermassive black holes could grow it alone
Optical physics Research update Was a metamaterial lurking in the primordial universe? Extreme magnetic fields could create superlens just after the Big Bang Read article: Was a metamaterial lurking in the primordial universe?