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Particle Physics

Diamond detectors could aid the search for dark matter

Elusive dark matter particles could be spotted when they slam into electrons or atomic nuclei within diamond, scientists say.

Astronomy

Readers boggled by black hole behemoth

Readers had questions about the first image of a black hole and a chytrid fungus.

Science & Society

Science hasn’t managed to span the diagnosis gap

Editor in Chief Nancy Shute discusses how scientists are devising better diagnostic tools to detect diseases.

Earth

Is a long-dormant Russian volcano waking up? It’s complicated

Scientists debate how to interpret seismic activity near Bolshaya Udina on the remote Kamchatka Peninsula.