New value for the fine-structure constant agrees with Standard Model predictions while constraining existence of dark sector
Read article: Fundamental constant measured at highest precision yet
Could the Nobel committee have included Nicola Cabibbo for the 2008 prize?
Read article: Overlooked for the Nobel: Nicola Cabibbo
Most precise measurement to date of the proton-electron mass ratio is compatible with recent, smaller values of proton mass
Read article: Protons could be lighter than we thought
Analysis of data from NASA's MESSENGER craft yields a value that differs from those of laboratory experiments
Read article: Space-based spectrometer enters neutron lifetime debate
LHCb experiment discovers another exotic hadron
Read article: Four-charm tetraquark has been spotted at CERN
Hybrid neutron stars could contain quark-matter cores
Read article: Gravitational waves from neutron-star mergers could reveal quark-gluon plasma
Pionic helium exists for long enough to be zapped by lasers, paving the way for more precise measurements of the pion's mass
Read article: Pions form a new kind of helium
Producing a cold beam of these complex polyatomic molecules may lead to more precise searches for an electron electric dipole moment, say researchers
Read article: Laser-cooled YbOH molecules could aid the hunt for new physics
Robert P Crease examines why Feynman diagrams have proved so useful
Read article: How Feynman diagrams transformed physics
Blockbuster paper charts a complementary course to new physics
Read article: Looking for physics beyond colliders at CERN
