On 12 February, a live-stream from Amsterdam, Paris and Rome announced the detection of a neutrino with the highest energy ever measured. This result was published in the leading journal Nature, and even made it to the cover.
The media coverage was substantial. Below is a list of links to coverage in the national and international press.
National:
NRC (With Nikhef KM3NeT-programme leader Dorothea Samtleben and Nikhef-researcher Aart Heijboer: https://www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2025/02/12/detector-in-aanbouw-meet-bij-sicilie-het-meest-energierijke-neutrino-ooit-a4882850
Volkskrant (with Nikhef-researcher Aart Heijboer): https://www.volkskrant.nl/wetenschap/wetenschappers-vangen-meest-energierijke-spookdeeltje-ooit-gemeten~b8b2f28d/
NOS (with ex-Nikhef-PhD student Rasa Muller): https://nos.nl/artikel/2555599-neutrino-met-hoogste-energie-ooit-gedetecteerd-dachten-wel-dat-ze-bestonden
De Ingenieur (with Nikhef engineer Edward Berbee): https://deingenieur.nl/artikelen/succes-voor-onderzees-meetnetwerk
Alles over Sterrenkunde: https://www.allesoversterrenkunde.nl/!/actueel/nieuws/_detail/gli/eerste-detectie-van-een-ultra-energetisch-neutrino/
Radio/podcasts:
Nieuws & Co (from 1hr-16min. Dutch only), with ex-Nikhef-PhD student Rasa Muller: https://www.nporadio1.nl/uitzendingen/nieuws-en-co/9d9abbcb-43ce-45cc-bcc2-859cdc253717/2025-02-12-nieuws-en-co
Volkskrant podcast: https://www.volkskrant.nl/podcasts/waarom-wetenschappers-zo-opgewonden-zijn-over-een-nieuw-spookdeeltje~b5bb153e/
International:
New York Times (with Nikhef researchers Paul de Jong and Aart Heijboer: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/12/science/astrophysics-universe-neutrinos.html
Washington Post (with Nikhef-researcher Aart Heijboer): https://www.washingtonpost.com/science/2025/02/12/neutrino-cosmos-universe-astonomers/
Scientific American (with Nikhef-researcher Aart Heijboer): https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-most-energetic-neutrino-ever-seen-makes-a-mediterranean-splash/
CNN (with Nikhef-researcher Aart Heijboer): https://edition.cnn.com/2025/02/12/science/energetic-neutrino-particle-detection/index.html
Reuters (with Nikhef-researcher Aart Heijboer): https://www.reuters.com/science/high-energy-cosmic-neutrino-detected-under-mediterranean-sea-2025-02-12/
New Scientist: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2468121-record-breaking-neutrino-spotted-tearing-through-the-mediterranean-sea/
Physics (with Nikhef-researcher Aart Heijboer): https://physics.aps.org/articles/v18/35
ABC news (with Nikhef-researcher Aart Heijboer): https://abcnews.go.com/Technology/wireStory/deep-sea-neutrino-telescope-spots-energetic-ghost-particle-118738655
AP News (with Nikhef-researcher Aart Heijboer): https://apnews.com/article/high-energy-neutrino-ghost-particle-c8177a5eabdcab2fd045d92e872e1fb1
Straits Times/Reuters (with Nikhef-researcher Aart Heijboer): https://www.straitstimes.com/world/europe/high-energy-cosmic-neutrino-detected-under-mediterranean-sea
The Economist: https://www.economist.com/science-and-technology/2025/02/12/a-neutrino-telescope-spots-the-signs-of-something-cataclysmic