Progresses in the study of the nature of dark matter and detections

Astrophysical observations have indicated that dark matter contributes to 85% of the energy budeget of the Universe, but its nature is still largely unknown. Understanding the nature of dark matter requires new physics beyond the current standard models of particle physics. This article briefly reviews the evidence, origins of relic aboundance and candidates of dark matter, with the focus on the indirect and direct detection of dark matter particles. The recent experimental progresses are briefly discussed. Some mechanisims and models such as the Sommerfeld enhancements, effective operator approach and the isospin violating dark matter are discussed.