Space & PhysicsAugust 6, 2014
Rosetta Spacecraft Makes Historic Comet Rendezvous
The European Space Agency's comet-chasing mission arrives after a 10-year journey
Stories by Elizabeth Gibney
Elizabeth Gibney is a senior physics reporter for Nature magazine.
The SciencesJuly 23, 2014
China Plans Supercollider
Proposals for two particle accelerators could see the country aim to become the collider capital of the world
The SciencesJuly 16, 2014
CERN Particle Physics Lab Seeks Charity
The lab has set up a fund for "extras," such as educational, tech-transfer and arts activities
The SciencesJuly 14, 2014
First "Buckyball" Molecules Created from Boron
Chemists have made the famous soccer ball–shaped molecule using a new element that allowed an unexpected atomic arrangement
The SciencesJuly 1, 2014
Elite Labs Hire More Men Than Women
Women account for half of all qualified candidates but are outnumbered in labs led by top male academics
The SciencesMay 29, 2014
Proton's Magnetism Measured with Greatest Precision Yet
The finding raises the bar in the race to find discrepancies between matter and antimatter
Space & PhysicsMay 17, 2014
Comet Steams Off as Spacecraft Homes In
The European Space Agency's Rosetta spacecraft came out of a three-year hibernation period this winter and is set to attempt a soft-landing on 67P-Churyumov–Gerasimenko in November
Space & PhysicsMay 7, 2014
Evolution of the Cosmos Re-Created by Model of Large Slice of Universe
A successful simulation lends weight to the standard model of cosmology
The SciencesApril 28, 2014
Sex and Race Discrimination in Academia Starts Even Before Grad School
A study of how likely faculty were to respond to a request to meet with a student to discuss research opportunities found that professors were more likely to respond to white men than women and black, Hispanic, Indian or Chinese students
Space & PhysicsApril 20, 2014
White Dwarf Acts as Cosmic Magnifying Glass
A planet-hunting telescope has observed long-predicted gravitational lensing of a star in a binary system by its companion
The SciencesApril 16, 2014
Giant Gamma Ray Detector Searches for Two Home Sites
The Cherenkov Telescope Array will track high-energy photons to probe black holes, dark matter and relativity
Space & PhysicsMarch 26, 2014
Asteroid Found to Have a Ring On It
Cariklo is the first body after the giant planets found to harbor a ring system
DinosaursMarch 7, 2014
Did Dark Matter Kill the Dinosaurs?
The solar system's periodic passage through a "dark disk" on the galactic plane could trigger comet bombardments that would cause mass extinctions
Space & PhysicsMarch 6, 2014
Sensor Turns Faintest Radio Waves into Laser Signals
The supersensitive device holds promise for medical imaging and quantum networks
ElectronicsFebruary 13, 2014
Tiny Robots Mimic Termites' Ability to Build without a Leader
Using sensors coupled with a simple set of rules, the robots worked independently to build structures
January 29, 2014
Quantum Cloud Simulates Magnetic Monopole
Cold atoms provide evidence for Paul Dirac's 83-year-old theory
January 22, 2014
Extreme Workloads Plague Scientists at the Start of Their Careers
The survey of 650 respondents in 12 countries included a pressure to publish and a struggle to maintain a work-life balance, especially for academics who are parents.
Space & PhysicsJanuary 16, 2014
Comet Craft Approaches its Target
After traveling through space for three years, the Rosetta spacecraft is about ready to wake and prepare to land on a comet
The SciencesJanuary 15, 2014
Physicists Explain "Gravity-Defying" Chain Trick
It turns out that the leaping beads get a push from the jar
December 19, 2013
Star-mapping Mission Lifts Off
The Gaia mission's two telescopes are designed to chart one billion stars and help to answer questions about the origins of the Milky Way