PAMELA paper dampens dark-matter claim
Antiparticle mystery continues
The nuclear threat: a new start
As US President Barack Obama takes office, his leadership will be needed to reduce the dangers of the world’s nuclear weapons and to stop nuclear materials from falling into rogue hands, argue...
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Japanese mega-lab nears completion
Protons accelerated to 30 GeV at J-PARC
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Chilly solution to neutrino mass problem
Ultracold atoms could be used to measure the mass of the neutrino
Muons reveal upper atmosphere’s temperature
Freak warming detected from deep underground
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Unification could be ripe for the picking
'Falling apples' may reveal new physics
Atomic arias
Oppenheimer takes centre stage, reports Robert P Crease
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Reasons to be cheerful
The economy may be in a nosedive but there is plenty to look forward to in science this year
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Lamb shift spotted in solid qubit
Discovery could help physicists design more robust quantum computers
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LHC will restart end of June 2009
Beams not likely to reach full energy until 2010
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