Speedy neutrinos, the elusive Higgs boson, old spaceships, new planets — these were among the biggest science stories of 2011, but John Timmer on Ars Technica explains why they bear watching in 2012 as well. "For a science writer, these are the gifts that are just going to keep giving.," Timmer writes. Also: Discover, Nature, and Scientific American offer their own lists of 2011 science stories.
January 2, 2012