Telescopes and space missions News US astronomers unveil 10-year plan Dark energy missions among top priorities Read article: US astronomers unveil 10-year plan
History Opinion and reviews Finding the secrets of life Michael P H Stumpf recalls the life of DNA pioneer Francis Crick Read article: Finding the secrets of life
Telescopes and space missions Research update Planck captures the universe coming to life Survey shows cosmic background radiation in high resolution Read article: Planck captures the universe coming to life
Policy and funding Opinion and reviews A trip through Weinberg’s world John Ellis examines the thoughts of theorist Steven Weinberg Read article: A trip through Weinberg’s world
Mathematical physics Opinion and reviews Black holes revealed M Coleman Miller looks at the work of black-hole pioneer Roy Kerr Read article: Black holes revealed
Particles and interactions Research update Edward Witten wins Newton medal String theorist honoured for transforming physics Read article: Edward Witten wins Newton medal
Telescopes and space missions Research update Speedy star points to more massive Milky Way Halo star races through our galaxy Read article: Speedy star points to more massive Milky Way
Gravity Opinion and reviews Of arrows and eternity Frank Close explores time's arrow, entropy and the origin of the universe Read article: Of arrows and eternity
Gravity Opinion and reviews A many-worlds thriller Jennifer Ouellette tackles a mystery in which the multiverse is the backdrop for murder Read article: A many-worlds thriller
Dark matter and energy Feature Dark energy: how the paradigm shifted Lucy Calder and Ofer Lahav shed light on the background to the discovery of dark energy Read article: Dark energy: how the paradigm shifted