How I learnt to stop worrying and love QCD predictions
Muon g-2 Theory Initiative chair Aida El-Khadra discusses conflicting datasets, disparate calculations and hot competition between research groups.
There’s more g–2 physics over the horizon
Clara Matteuzzi and Frederick Gray argue for a complementary experimental approach to muon g–2.
The future of particle therapy
PTCOG president Marco Durante describes an exciting future for the technology and shares his vision for closer international cooperation between medicine, academia and industry.
Four reasons dark energy should evolve with time
Robert Brandenberger argues that the unchanging cosmological constant of the ΛCDM model is theoretically problematic.
Quantum culture
Kanta Dihal explores why quantum mechanics captures the imagination of writers – and how ‘quantum culture’ affects the public understanding of science.
Charting DESY’s future
DESY’s new chair, Beate Heinemann, reflects on the laboratory’s evolving role in science and society – from building next-generation accelerators to navigating Europe’s geopolitical landscape.
Encounters with artists
Over the past 10 years, Mónica Bello facilitated hundreds of encounters between artists and scientists as curator of the Arts at CERN programme.
A call to engage
The secretary of the 2026 European strategy update, Karl Jakobs, talks about the strong community involvement needed to reach a consensus for the future of our field.
A word with CERN’s next Director-General
Mark Thomson, CERN's Director General designate for 2025, talks to the Courier about the future of particle physics.
The value of being messy
Claire Malone argues that science communicators should not stray too far into public-relations territory.