News

  1. Planetary Science

    Pluto’s four littlest moons probably born in a crash

    On the eve of the arrival of the New Horizons spacecraft, Pluto’s tiny moons hint at a common origin.

    By Christopher Crockett
  2. Particle Physics

    LHC set to see beyond Higgs

    Physicists hope a revamped Large Hadron Collider will discover new particles and forces that could help explain dark matter and other mysteries of the universe.

    By Andrew Grant
  3. Environment

    Mystery toxins in tainted New Zealand honey nabbed

    Sweet and stealthy toxins have been caught sticky-handed, potentially solving a decades-long mystery of tainted honey in New Zealand.

    By Beth Mole
  4. Climate

    Titanic typhoons are in the forecast

    Warming subsurface water in the Pacific will boost average typhoon intensity 14 percent by 2100, new research predicts.