

Astronaut Eileen Collins and filmmaker Hannah Berryman discuss the new documentary SPACEWOMAN and the thrill of pushing human frontiers
Condensed natter: Physics World editors give their compressed verdicts on top new books
A historic scientific landmark may soon disappear, says Robert P Crease
Margaret Harris reviews It’s a Gas: the Magnificent and Elusive Elements that Expand Our World by Mark Miodownik
Philip Ball reviews Farm Hall by Katherine Moar at the Theatre Royal Haymarket, London, which runs until 31 August 2024
Jim Baggott reviews Escape from Shadow Physics: the Quest to End the Dark Ages of Quantum Theory by Adam Forrest Kay
What can quantum multiple-world fiction teach us about identity, ask Robert P Crease and Jennifer Carter
Megan Povey reviews Physics in the Kitchen by George Vekinis
Explore our two regular podcast series! Physics World Weekly looks at the latest events and headlines in physics, as well as featuring short interviews with scientists and our team of journalists. Physics World Stories takes a more in-depth look at a topic.
Science-fiction fans in the Physics World team have a clear favourite from 36 years of articles
Tushna Commissariat recounts a fascinating chat with Roger Penrose
Chatting with Frank Wilczek and Albert Fert
A tongue-in-cheek e-mail exchange with 1973 Nobel Prize winner Brian Josephson shows that for some laureates, scientific rigour extends to ordinary life, too
We are expecting a prize in condensed-matter physics in 2024
Physics World editors gaze into their crystal ball and reminisce about past Nobel winners
Researchers have looked at how tea scum breaks apart when stirred
Everesting involves a cyclist riding up and down a given hill multiple times until the ascent totals the elevation of Mount Everest – or 8848 m
"No shortage of phenomena to explore," says expert on variable and transient objects
A paper cut “sweet spot” just happens to be close to the thickness of paper in print magazines
This podcast features an astrobiologist who has identified similar radio signals
Claudia de Rham and Ian Walmsley pay tribute to the contributions of the great theorist Abdus Salam
Our podcast guest is Christophe Rossel, co-author of EPS Grand Challenges
Variable pendulum describes how energy is pumped into the system
Our podcast guests are Claudia de Rham and Ian Walmsley at Imperial College
Neutrons are rumours and people are uranium isotopes in new model
Scientists have investigated whether we could mimic basilisk lizards, on Earth or elsewhere
Matin Durrani reviews Aperiodic – an art-science performance from South West Dance Theatre