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UK physics faces EU choice

Simon Perks looks at how physics could be affected by the UK's referendum this month on its membership of the European Union

Particle 'X' may have snuffed out cosmic lithium

New hypothesis seeks to reconcile theory and observations of the early universe

High-efficiency flat lenses shrink down to the nanoscale

Ultrathin lens could replace bulky lenses in smartphones and telescopes

New Horizons lifts the lid on Pluto's peculiar polygons

Convection cells create the patchwork surface of Sputnik Planum, say scientists

Huge magma reservoir could be lurking under South Korean island

New seismic-tomography model reveals an unexpected feature

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The 2014 Impact Factors, published by Thomson Reuters, once again show significant growth for journals published by IOP Publishing.

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On the frontline of the ‘reproducibility crisis’

Three physics graduates who are now studying medicine discuss their work on a project that monitors “outcome switching” in clinical trials

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Faces of Physics: a HAWC eye on the sky

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Art McDonald explains why neutrinos continue to amaze physicists

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Maths meets myths

Ralph Kenna and Pádraig Mac Carron describe how they used techniques from statistical physics to provide new insights into the Sagas of Icelanders

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Meet the topaholic

Robert P Crease visits a physicist with an unusual passion

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Tetraquarks, pentaquarks and subatomic molecules

MIT's Mike Williams explains how four or more quarks could join together to form exotic particles or even subatomic molecules

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Cloudships in our future

This lively book about geoengineering delves deeply into the science and history of fighting climate change with technology, finds Ian Randall

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Riffing on the universe

Jazz musician and theoretical physicist Stephon Alexander brings a fresh perspective to links between science and music, writes Trevor Cox

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