Putting out a science press release on the day the LHC takes over the world seems like a pretty bonehead play for a PR officer. Unless that is they’ve decided this a ‘good day to bury bad news’ (copyright the UK government).

Just in case this is their terrible plan, here are the stories they didn’t want you to read…

The winners of the Kavli prizes in astrophysics, nanoscience and neuroscience have been presented with their awards in Oslo. “Let these prizes be a token of thanks and gratitude for moving us along the path of greater understanding of the human being, nature, and the universe,” says Fred Kavli, founder of the Kavli Prize.

Scientists from a whole host of institutes have come up with “a novel way to improve survival and recovery rate after a heart attack”.

Germany wants its young researchers to come home from the US. “The door to Germany is wide open,” says Matthias Kleiner, president of the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (the German Research Foundation).