A proposed funding program for small- and medium-scale projects reveals insights into the science, logistical challenges, and future of particle physics research.

Big science, on the other hand, is a large project with many investigators, often involving advanced technology in a central location.

Groups from Texas to Maine will take part in a transcontinental relay race to record the sun’s corona and contribute to an hour-long movie of the eclipse.

There is grandeur in the small science emerging from a select group of the world’s laboratories. This small science is about to change how we tackle our most troublesome diseases. Gene therapy ...