Particles and interactions Opinion and reviews Reflecting symmetry Beauty and truth in science Read article: Reflecting symmetry
Particles and interactions Opinion and reviews String theory under scrutiny Nancy Cartwright and Roman Frigg ask if falsifiability is a true judge of string theory Read article: String theory under scrutiny
Planetary science Research update Modified gravity fails at long distances Only short-range modifications to Newton’s law fit planetary orbit data
Nuclear physics Research update Ralph Alpher: 1921 – 2007 Forgotten father of Big Bang dies Read article: Ralph Alpher: 1921 – 2007
Gravity Research update ‘Cosmic train wreck’ stumps dark-matter physicists Localized “core” of dark matter is unusual in a galaxy cluster merger Read article: ‘Cosmic train wreck’ stumps dark-matter physicists
Stars and solar physics Feature Testing the elements of the Big Bang Nucleosynthesis measures up Read article: Testing the elements of the Big Bang
Dark matter and energy Research update ‘Seesaw’ explains light dark-energy particles Eight fields would interact to produce a single particle Read article: ‘Seesaw’ explains light dark-energy particles
Telescopes and space missions Research update Dark-energy teams win cosmology prize Perlmutter, Schmidt and colleagues honoured by Gruber Foundation Read article: Dark-energy teams win cosmology prize
Telescopes and space missions Research update New limit placed on photon charge Radio waves from distant galaxies confirm photon is neutral
Education and outreach Opinion and reviews Blog life: Asymptotia Strings and things Read article: Blog life: Asymptotia