Particles and interactions News Lay-offs at Fermilab set to be reversed Bush signs spending bill that includes emergency support for physics Read article: Lay-offs at Fermilab set to be reversed
Particles and interactions Research update CERN hopes LHC report will dispel doomsday fears New report reinforces earlier conclusion that there is no cause for concern from strangelets or black holes
Particles and interactions Research update DAFNE enjoys a particle boost Upgrade is proving to be a success, and will lead to 'new physics' Read article: DAFNE enjoys a particle boost
Telescopes and space missions Research update Looking for ET’s neutrino beam Might extraterrestrials be communicating via neutrinos? Read article: Looking for ET’s neutrino beam
Quantum optics Research update Neil Turok chosen to lead Perimeter Institute Cambridge cosmologist says his switch to the Canadian centre is the "opportunity of a lifetime" Read article: Neil Turok chosen to lead Perimeter Institute
Particles and interactions Research update Nobel laureates petition Bush over funding shortfall Twenty top physicists call for over $500m in 'emergency' cash to plug poor 2008 US science budget
Telescopes and space missions Research update Report slams UK’s leading physics funding agency MPs call for major shake-up at the Science and Technology Facilities Council Read article: Report slams UK’s leading physics funding agency
Particles and interactions Research update Dark matter claims disputed Flashes of light seen at the DAMA experiment in Italy are not necessarily WIMPs, say physicists Read article: Dark matter claims disputed
Particles and interactions Research update Peer review informed ILC pull-out UK government insists that withdrawal from the International Linear Collider was based on peer review
Particles and interactions Research update Testing quantum gravity at the LHC If extra dimensions exist, quantum gravity could alter the rate of well-known reactions Read article: Testing quantum gravity at the LHC