Test Marks Milestone for Deep-Space Gravitational Wave Observatory
The LISA Pathfinder spacecraft successfully fields technology for future one-billion-euro mission
Stories by Elizabeth Gibney
Go Players React to Computer Defeat
Experts think that world champion Lee Sedol may still beat the AI software in a March contest
CERN's Next Director-General on the LHC and Her Hopes for International Particle Physics
Fabiola Gianotti talks to Nature ahead of taking the helm at Europe's particle-physics laboratory on January 1
The Science to Look Out for in 2016
Mars missions, carbon capture and gravitational waves are set to shape the year
China's Dark-Matter Satellite Launches Era of Space Science
"Monkey King" is first in a line of Chinese space missions focused on scientific discovery
The Inside Story on Wearable Electronics
Researchers want to wire the human body with sensors that could harvest reams of data—and transform health care
Wayward Satellites Repurposed to Test General Relativity
Scientists will use wonky orbit to test Einstein’s theories
Historic Rosetta Mission to End with Crash into Comet
There were other options, but super close-up shots on descent will provide science bonanza
CERN Prepares to Test Revolutionary Mini Accelerator
Machines that "surf" particles on electric fields could reach high energies at a lower price
Disguised Nanoparticles Slip Past Body's Immune Defense
Drug-delivery systems coated in platelets repair damaged blood vessels
Buckyballs in Space Solve 100-Year-Old Riddle
The spheres of carbon60 have been found to be responsible for mysterious cosmic-light features
Astronomers Claim to Take First Glimpse of Primordial Stars
A bright galaxy may hold starts from a generation that seeded the rest of the universe
Gravity Kills Schrödinger's Cat
Theorists argue that warped spacetime prevents quantum superpositions of large-scale objects
Comet-Lander Philae Wakes Up and Phones Home
The historic space probe has sent signals to Earth, ending seven months of silence
Injectable Brain Implant Spies on Individual Neurons
Electronic mesh has potential to unravel workings of mammalian brain
Supercharged Large Hadron Collider Tackles Universe's Big Questions
Check out this graphical guide to the science ahead at the LHC in Europe
Hyper-Precise Atomic Clocks Face Off to Redefine Time
A new generation of timekeepers can only be tested against each other
Large Hadron Collider Starts Doing Science Again
Particle collisions at record energies will push the boundary of human knowledge
Jupiter, as Aliens Might See It
A view of the gas giant as if it were an exoplanet cross-checks methods for studying worlds outside our solar system
Plan Abandoned for Close Search This Month for Lost Comet Lander
The Rosetta comet orbiter will continue its planned course which rules out making a special trip to find Philae
