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Latest articles
Darwin’s legacy
Jul 1, 2009 2 comments
Born 200 years ago, Charles Darwin is rightly celebrated for his work explaining the origin of species. But in setting a new standard for what an explanation of nature should be like, he also had a huge impact on physics and cosmology, as Leonard Susskind explains
The call of the wild
Jul 1, 2009
Robert P Crease talks to a former string theorist who found what he wanted in science when he applied the tools of physics to fundamental questions in biology
Alan Guth bags Isaac Newton medal
Jul 1, 2009 9 comments
Inflationary universe pioneer to be honoured in London
Galactic link to climate change in doubt
Jun 25, 2009 11 comments
Sun’s passage through spiral arms not correlated with climate change, says new research
Foundation gives Canadian physics a boost
Jun 25, 2009
SNOLAB and Perimeter Institute benefit from infrastructure grants
NASA launches two missions to the Moon
Jun 19, 2009 1 comment
Unmanned probes will map the Moon and search for water
'Sluggish' jet streams linked to quiet Sun
Jun 18, 2009 2 comments
Solar activity about to rise, researchers claim
Black-hole analogue traps sound
Jun 16, 2009 15 comments
BEC presents good chance to detect Hawking radiation, say researchers
Earth’s magnetic field perturbed by 'electric oceans', claims researcher
Jun 14, 2009 9 comments
Is Atlantic Ocean circulation responsible for magnetic oddities in Europe?
Axions could shed light on solar mysteries
Jun 12, 2009 1 comment
Hot corona could result from hypothetical particles converting to X-rays
Moonshine could light the way to extraterrestrial life
Jun 11, 2009 1 comment
Signs of life on distant planets could be easier to detect than previously thought
Cosmic rays offer clue to lightning
Jun 5, 2009 6 comments
Tracking cosmic rays in a thunderstorm may explain how lightning occurs, say physicists
Is there really no place like home?
Jun 2, 2009 5 comments
The unique universe
Jun 2, 2009 32 comments
Many cosmological theories not only see our universe as one of many but also claim that time does not exist. Lee Smolin argues against the timeless multiverse
The power of robotics
Jun 2, 2009 1 comment
Robotics competitions supply a vital missing link in science and engineering education, says Robert P Crease
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