This week, for the first time at the CNAO hadrontherapy centre in Italy, a beam of carbon ions was used to treat a cancer patient

Craig Stevenson won gold in the under 75kg category at the 12th World Firefighter's Games in Syndey, Australia, last week

The recent Wilton Park meeting examined three very different world-views: science, philosophy and theology

CERN's new graphic charter gets an official launch

Some 500 physicists went to Krakow to discuss their wishes for the future of the field as input to the CERN council's strategy group

The project was awarded "Best Online Event" at an awards ceremony in Berlin, Germany, last week

Some 500 particle physicists meeting in Krakow, Poland, this week debated the long-term future of their field at the CERN Council Open Symposium

Today's HR report shows a beautiful round number of CERN personnel

A two-day event in building 500 offers the opportunity to meet key publishers and to browse and buy books at significant discounts

It was particularly pleasing to see science, the LHC and Higgs bosons featuring so strongly in the opening ceremony of the Paralympics last week