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Winds are picking up on Venus
Jun 19, 2013
Scientists puzzled by steady increase in speed over six years
New portrait of Peter Higgs unveiled
Jun 17, 2013
Royal Society of Edinburgh commissions painting to commemorate Higgs discovery
Multimedia
How can elite cyclists learn from aerodynamics?
Jun 18, 2013
Video Ivan Marusic on the mathematics of cycling
Why is chewing gum sticky?
Jun 17, 2013
Video Richard Dewhurst on why gum is such a pain to remove
Features
Mopping up carbon
Jun 6, 2013
David Appell examines new technologies that can suck carbon dioxide directly from the air
Opinion
The new idols
Jun 13, 2013
Robert P Crease wonders who would today be on Francis Bacon's list of "idols" that hamper our study of nature
Diversifying physics
Jun 6, 2013
MIT students and faculty believe that diversity is the key to success
Reviews
Structural disputes
Jun 13, 2013
A biography of the mathematical biophysicist Dorothy Wrinch, reviewed by Athene Donald








