Policy and funding News Nuclear physicists protest at isotope facility closure 2012 US budget cancels funding for the Holifield Radioactive Ion Beam Facility Read article: Nuclear physicists protest at isotope facility closure
Particles and interactions News Fire at US underground lab appears under control Physicists poised to learn if blaze at the Soudan Mine has damaged their experiments Read article: Fire at US underground lab appears under control
Philosophy, sociology and religion News Japan quake triggers nuclear rethink Nations to review the safety of their nuclear-power programmes Read article: Japan quake triggers nuclear rethink
Policy and funding News Physicists take stock of quake damage Facilities in Japan hit, but so far appear to have survived major harm Read article: Physicists take stock of quake damage
Nuclear physics Research update Laser heats up fusion quest World's largest laser creates conditions for "ignition" Read article: Laser heats up fusion quest
Telescopes and space missions Opinion and reviews Dating the universe Kulvinder Singh Chadha muses on the age of the universe Read article: Dating the universe
Nuclear physics Research update Nuclear reaction defies expectations Unusual form of fission leaves theorists scratching their heads Read article: Nuclear reaction defies expectations
Nuclear physics Research update Quark–gluon mania returns to CERN LHC ends 2010 run on a high, but understanding its latest data is only beginning Read article: Quark–gluon mania returns to CERN
Nuclear power News Fear rises among Iranian physicists Assassination of a nuclear scientist leaves academics in shock
Nuclear physics Research update X-rays reveal origin of Dead Sea Scroll Nuclear technique shows that scroll was made close to where it was found Read article: X-rays reveal origin of Dead Sea Scroll