Read article: Indian gravitational-wave observatory wins governmental approval
LIGO-India will join global network of observatories, including those in the US, Germany, Italy and Japan
Read article: Peer review’s value
Robert P Crease on why trust and anonymity are so central to the success of peer review
Read article: The pioneers of weather forecasting
Met Office atmospheric physicist Susan Ballard finds it "stimulating" to read about some of her earliest predecessors
Read article: A shining light for African science
Plans are afoot to build Africa's first ever light source. Sekazi Mtingwa calls for physicists to get behind the project
Read article: Fabiola Gianotti takes charge at CERN as lab weighs up designs for future colliders
New directorate will oversee the Large Hadron Collider's high-energy run and prepare for a major upgrade to the collider
Read article: International Year of Light draws to a close
Successful year marked by thousands of events held in more than 100 countries worldwide
Read article: Hawaiian court throws out Thirty Meter Telescope building permit
Construction of the $1.4bn TMT set for delays, as opposition hardens
Read article: The great high-energy write-off
A forensically detailed analysis of what went wrong with the Superconducting Super Collider impresses reviewer Andrew Robinson
Read article: UK science funding protected from cuts
£4.7bn science budget will increase with inflation until 2020
Read article: Arecibo Observatory faces uncertain future as boss quits
Robert Kerr resigns following clash over funding historic facility in Puerto Rico
