Particles and interactions Research update Will first LHC protons be injected within a fortnight? Proton beams will be running round the whole ring by first half of September, says CERN spokesperson
Particles and interactions Research update BaBar gets to the bottom of bottomonia First measurement of ground state could improve our understanding of the early universe Read article: BaBar gets to the bottom of bottomonia
Particles and interactions Research update Japanese particle-physics leader dies Yoji Totsuka, former head of the KEK high-energy physics lab, dies at 66 Read article: Japanese particle-physics leader dies
Particles and interactions Opinion and reviews A cosmic conundrum Lincoln Wolfenstein explores the enduring mystery of matter–antimatter asymmetry Read article: A cosmic conundrum
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