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Opinion
Atmospheric tales
May 1, 2012 2 comments
Robert P Crease asks why the discovery of Venus's atmosphere is still so controversial
Neil deGrasse Tyson makes the case for space exploration
Apr 25, 2012
Grand visions for space "trigger a wave of innovation", says US astrophysicist
The cat that never dies
Apr 12, 2012 8 comments
Robert P Crease explains the enduring fascination with Schrödinger's cat
Geoengineering: the pitfalls and politics
Mar 21, 2012
US geoscientist Ken Caldeira explains why he has reservations about tinkering with the climate
When the Earth's magnetic field flips
Mar 15, 2012 8 comments
French geophysicist Vincent Courtillot discusses why the Earth's magnetic field occasionally flips
Lessons from Fukushima
Mar 6, 2012 1 comment
Mike Weightman says improving nuclear safety should never stop
Fruitloopery
Feb 23, 2012 4 comments
Robert P Crease bemoans the misuse of technical terms in science
Presidential pledges
Jan 5, 2012 5 comments
Robert P Crease proposes pledges to help voters to evaluate US presidential candidates
Let there be a year of light
Dec 15, 2011 1 comment
Luisa Cifarelli calls for 2015 to be the International Year of Light
The brave new-media world
Nov 10, 2011 1 comment
Chad Orzel says physicists have to get used to doing science in the open
Mikhail who?
Nov 3, 2011 3 comments
Robert P Crease marks the tercentenary of Russia's scientific father
How big is your footprint?
Oct 12, 2011 1 comment
Phil Marshall says the onus is on physicists to reduce their own carbon footprint
Evaluations evaluated
Oct 6, 2011
Robert P Crease reports on your suggestions for evaluating PhD candidates
Neutrons for the future at the Institut Laue-Langevin
Sep 22, 2011 1 comment
Andrew Harrison talks about how the Grenoble lab hopes to maintain its world-class position
Ultracold neutrons probe the particle-physics frontier
Sep 8, 2011 4 comments
Peter Geltenbort and Oliver Zimmer describe the exotic neutron physics done at ILL
