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Matter and antimatter: Flavoursome research
Mar 15th 2012, 4:00 from Print edition
Physicists are closing in on how matter differs from antimatter(15)
Ofer Lahav on dark energy: An accelerating universe
Feb 21st 2012, 11:36 from Babbage
The head of the science programme at the Dark Energy Survey on the rapidly expanding universe and the future of dark-energy research(37)
Cosmology: The dark side of the universe
Feb 16th 2012, 3:59 from Print edition
Scientists are trying to understand why the universe is running away from them(118)
Astronomy: Throwing money into space
Nov 9th 2011, 6:02 from Print edition
A shiny new telescope is crowding out NASA’s other science missions(77)
The 2011 Nobel prizes: Expanding horizons
Oct 5th 2011, 6:17 from Print edition
This year’s prizes were awarded for work on the immune system, the expansion of the universe and quasicrystals(10)
The 2011 Nobel prize for physics: Expanding horizons
Oct 4th 2011, 12:39 from Babbage
This year's Nobel prize for physics was awarded for what was, in a sense literally, the biggest discovery ever made in physics—that the universe is not only expanding, but that the rate of expansion is increasing(61)
Particle physics: The dark at the end of the tunnel?
Sep 14th 2011, 6:17 from Print edition
Evidence for the existence of dark matter begins to stack up(35)
Cosmology: Going round in circles
Dec 2nd 2010, 11:05 from Print edition
In contradiction to most cosmologists’ opinions, two scientists have found evidence that the universe may have existed for ever(62)
Black holes: Win some, lose some
Sep 16th 2010, 11:19 from Print edition
The more they are understood, the more mysterious they become(9)
The Large Hadron Collider: Phew!
Mar 31st 2010, 11:24 from Print edition
The LHC is now operating in earnest(23)
Correction: Lightyears
Aug 20th 2009, 10:59 from Print edition(10)
Galaxies in the early universe: Rocking the cradle
Aug 13th 2009, 11:27 from Print edition
The discovery of some massive infants forces a rethink of galactic evolution(5)
Galileo, four centuries on: As important as Darwin
Aug 13th 2009, 11:27 from Print edition
In praise of astronomy, the most revolutionary of sciences(77)
The search for dark matter: Ethereal yet weighty
Jul 16th 2009, 2:28 from Print edition
Two new ways to detect the elusive stuff of the universe(7)
Physics and philosophy: Much ado about nothing
Jul 9th 2009, 11:07 from Print edition(5)
Astronomy: Peek-a-boo
May 14th 2009, 11:27 from Print edition
Astronomers get some new toys to play with(11)
Cosmology: A shot in the dark
Dec 18th 2008, 11:54 from Print edition
More signs of universal dark energy(12)
Physics: Known and unknown unknowns
Jul 31st 2008, 12:10 from Print edition
The world’s largest machine is about to open for business. It will, however, only scratch the surface of the universe(40)
Astronomy: Where the shadows lie
Jan 10th 2008, 12:40 from Print edition
A rare double ring illuminates the dark matter of the early universe(0)
Particle physics: Merry Christmas, Dr Heuer
Dec 19th 2007, 11:44 from Print edition
The most prestigious job in physics is about to change hands(0)
Cosmology: The lesser spotted universe
Oct 25th 2007, 2:58 from Print edition
A cosmic defect that appeared at the beginning of time has come to light(0)
Cosmology: A lithium imbalance
Jun 7th 2007, 12:39 from Print edition
The universe's chemistry looks wonky. That may change the laws of physics(0)
Antarctic science: To coldly go
Mar 29th 2007, 1:12 from Print edition
Scientists travel to the bottom of the world to investigate the climate, the universe and the limits of life itself(0)
Gravity: Weighing the universe
Jan 25th 2007, 11:45 from Print edition
How scientists are trying to find where Einstein went wrong(0)
The Nobel science prizes: The little and large show
Oct 5th 2006, 12:54 from Print edition
This year's Nobel science prizes have been awarded for cosmology and two sorts of genetics(0)