TechnologyFebruary 8, 2010
CERN Gears Up Its Computers for More Atom Smashing
When the Large Hadron Collider goes back online in a few weeks, CERN's IT systems will have to be flexible in order to process the spate of information
Large Hadron Collider
Space & PhysicsJanuary 1, 2010
Looking for Life in the Multiverse
Universes with different physical laws might still be habitable
May Issue: Your Heart in Flames. Read Now!
The SciencesDecember 22, 2009
The Top 10 Science Stories of 2009 [Slide Show]
A hominid ancestor, swine flu, the world's biggest laser system and other highlights that defined this year in science
The SciencesNovember 20, 2009
Circulation of LHC Beams Could Resume in Earnest over the Weekend
The lab that operates the oft-delayed particle collider is ready to put it to work
The SciencesSeptember 1, 2009
The Origin of the Universe
Cosmologists are closing in on the ultimate processes that created and shaped the universe
August 20, 2009
National Ignition Facility Prepares for Fusion Test
Next year scientists hope to trigger a fusion reaction with its 192 lasers
The SciencesMay 6, 2009
The Final Frontier: The Science of Star Trek
As the new movie warps into theaters this week, we ask physicist Lawrence Krauss, author of The Physics of Star Trek, how the sci-fi franchise keeps it real, and also how it bends--or breaks--a few laws of nature
The SciencesApril 1, 2009
Colliding Philosophies: Smarter Algorithms Help Find New Particles
A novel way to rummage for particles in accelerator debris
The SciencesMarch 13, 2009
Fermilab Provides More Constraints on the Elusive Higgs Boson
The hunt for the long-sought-after particle continues in the U.S. as the Large Hadron Collider in Europe lies dormant
The SciencesDecember 15, 2008
2008 in Photos--10 Biggest Science Stories
A slide show looking back at the people, places and discoveries that shaped the world of science over the past year
The SciencesOctober 7, 2008
Nambu, Kobayashi and Maskawa Win Physics Nobel
Work on so-called symmetry breaking helped to shape the Standard Model and explain why matter won out over antimatter
The SciencesOctober 1, 2008
Reviews: Human: The Science behind What Makes Us Unique
SciAm reviews The Complete Idiot's Guide to String Theory and Human: The Science behind What Makes Us Unique