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The UK government is to slash by 30 percent its funding for astronomy, particle and nuclear physics in a move branded as ...

As the Dark Energy Survey (DES) releases its final results, we caught up with two physicists who've been involved in the ...

MEYRIN: The chief of the CERN physics laboratory says China's decision to pause its major particle accelerator project presents an "opportunity" to ensure Europe's rival plan goes ahead. Ten years ago ...