Theory Feature The roots and fruits of string theory "People say that string theory doesn’t make predictions, but that’s simply not true."
Applications Feature J-PET’s plastic revolution A PET detector based on plastic scintillators offers whole-body imaging in addition to precision tests of fundamental symmetries.
Accelerators Feature Electron–ion collider on the horizon The National Academy of Sciences in the US finds a compelling scientific case for an advanced collider that would reveal how visible matter emerges from fundamental quarks and gluons.
Policy Feature Empowering Africa’s youth to shape its future The African Institute for Mathematical Sciences is part of a pan-African model for sustainable development.
Dark universe Feature Defeating the background in the search for dark matter A global effort is under way to carry out a complete search for high-mass dark-matter particles using an experiment called DarkSide-20k.
Education and outreach Feature The day the world switched on to particle physics What was it that drove one of the biggest media events science has ever seen, and is the LHC still able to capture the public imagination?
Astrophysics and cosmology Feature Elephants in the gamma-ray sky The discovery of large-scale features in the gamma-ray sky in approximately the same direction continues to puzzle researchers.
Accelerators Feature Procurement at the forefront of technology The LHC would not exsist without good organization, innovative procurement and careful oversight
Applications Feature LHC upgrade brings benefits beyond physics The high-luminosity LHC promises a quantifiable return to society in terms of scientific, economic and cultural value.
Dark universe Feature Search for WISPs gains momentum Interest is growing in new experiments that probe dark-matter candidates such as axions and other very weakly interacting sub-eV particles.