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The Sun's magnetic field warps its environment How magnetic flux emerges into the Sun's surroundings Three-year extension recommended for Tevatron Extended run could find first evidence of the Higgs boson DNA helps turn graphene into a chemical sensor New device could act as an electronic 'nose' Pushy hydrogen boosts molecular microscopy Physicists explain scanning-tunnelling microscope mystery CERN faces €250m budget cuts Particle-physics lab insists cuts will not affect Large Hadron Collider Supermassive black holes spawned by galactic merger Model explains how these galactic monsters formed in the early universe Solar system older than we thought Meteorite hints at alternative beginning for the solar system Antenna directs light at the nanoscale Researchers in Spain rapidly develop promising new nanotechnology Astronomers discover the Moon is shrinking Contraction of the Moon's core creates geological surface features 'Quantum simulators' revealed in fresh detail Researchers locate individual particles in an optical lattice