Nuclear science is a broad and diverse discipline which bridges microscopic particle physics and mesoscopic atomic/molecular physics. From the hot dense soup of quarks and gluons in the first microseconds after the Big Bang, through the nucleosynthesis, to the explosion of stars in cosmos, nuclear physics is fundamental to our understanding of the universe. At the same time, even after more than 100 years' development, the field of nuclear physics is still vigorous. Moreover, the development of nuclear science and technology has brought new opportunities and challenges to mankind. In this review, we briefly review the frontiers and advances of nuclear physics in 2022, which have provided unprecedented contributions to the fundamental science, national security, and other social applications.

atomic nucleusi  /  short-range correlations  /  decay  /  nuclear astrophysics  /  high energy nuclear physics  /  photon nuclear physics