Science and nutrition offer us much food for thought
As a physicist and former antenna engineer, I spent a large part of my early career in the defence and telecommunications sectors. A desire to … Read more
Physics in the news
10 awesome physics stories from 2017
From colliding neutron stars to death dives into Saturn; we’ve rounded up ten awesome physics stories that hit the headlines this year. First ever blueprint … Read more
The future comes sooner than you think
On Star Trek’s 50th anniversary, we look at the real-world tech it inspired
Nine things we learned this week about the puzzling world of Pluto
There seemed to be little room in the UK press this week to cover the five new papers published by the journal Science, containing more … Read more
15 things you need to know about the ExoMars launch
1 This morning we saw the first launch of the ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter (TGO) and the Schiaparelli lander: Liftoff of @ESA_ExoMars on a Proton-M … Read more
The biggest physics news story of the week (1–7 Feb)
This week has seen a plethora of physics news hit papers and websites, mostly about space. We’ve seen photos of the UK taken by Tim … Read more
Four “planets” that nearly made it into the solar system
Newspapers around the world last week reported on the new evidence published that there could be a large but as yet unobserved ninth planet … Read more