Large Hadron Collider

Sometimes the pursuit of a great discovery is its own reward

Scientists have long dreamed of harnessing nuclear fusion—the power plant of the stars—for a safe, clean and virtually unlimited energy supply. Even as a historic milestone nears, skeptics question whether a working reactor will ever be possible

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

Universes with different physical laws might still be habitable

A hominid ancestor, swine flu, the world's biggest laser system and other highlights that defined this year in science

The lab that operates the oft-delayed particle collider is ready to put it to work

Cosmologists are closing in on the ultimate processes that created and shaped the universe

Next year scientists hope to trigger a fusion reaction with its 192 lasers

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

A novel way to rummage for particles in accelerator debris

The hunt for the long-sought-after particle continues in the U.S. as the Large Hadron Collider in Europe lies dormant

A slide show looking back at the people, places and discoveries that shaped the world of science over the past year