Editorials in 2012

Sir Patrick Moore, presenter of The Sky at Night for 55 years, has died.

Preparations for the construction of an international linear collider have reached another milestone — but is the way ahead clear?

As the 2012 celebration of Turing's life and work draws to a close, we highlight different events that showcase Turing's continuing influence on science, technology and art.

Emotions run high as the European Commission's ambitious framework for research and development forms the focus of a special budget summit in Brussels.

It's been a good month for astronomical discovery and innovation.

A unique identifier for every researcher will keep the scientific record in order.

The candidates in the forthcoming US presidential election have set out their opinions on scientific issues — but in the shadow of possible swingeing cuts in the science budget.

Bernard Lovell, builder of Jodrell Bank's iconic radio telescope, has died.

The unexpected deceleration of the Pioneer space probes has, at last, an explanation.

History has been made with the discovery of a Higgs-like particle at CERN.

The bid to host the world's largest, most sensitive radio telescope has ended in a tie.

Plans for the Extreme Light Infrastructure in eastern Europe are soon to be complete, with the choice of a fourth, and final, site for the facility.

Proposed UK libel-law reform is good news for the process of science, but a proposed constitutional reform may not be good for the profile of science.

Controversial and out-of-line results should not be discarded or hidden — even though revealing them may come at some recriminatory cost, as the OPERA collaboration has discovered.

In times of fiscal restraint, it is vital that every dollar, pound, yen, yuan and euro be put to good use. Lazy accounting, however, is no way to encourage excellence.

Two big-science projects — the Large Hadron Collider and the Planck satellite — are set to deliver major results in the coming year.

Nuclear weapons, nuclear power and climate change are driving the march of the Doomsday Clock towards midnight.

The web blackout symbolized concern over potential legislation, which we share.