Read article: NASA launches TRACERS mission to study Earth’s ‘magnetic shield’
NASA has successfully launched a mission to explore the interactions between the Sun’s and Earth’s magnetic fields. The Tandem Reconnection and Cusp Electrodynamics Reconnaissa...
Read article: IOP president-elect Michele Dougherty named next Astronomer Royal
Dougherty is the first woman to be appointed Astronomer Royal in the post's 350-year history
Read article: Scientists decry ‘scientific injustice’ over lack of climate data in developing regions
Group says lives are being threatened by a shortage of information
Read article: UK ‘well positioned’ to exploit space manufacturing opportunities, says report
Report says companies see 'huge advantages' in making drugs, harvesting stem cells and growing crystals in space
Read article: Diversity in UK astronomy and geophysics declining, finds survey
Diversity in UK astronomy and geophysics has reduced in recent years, with the fields becoming more white
Read article: Diversity in the UK tech sector must improve, says report
Flexible-working options as well as diversity, equity and inclusion reporting could help dismantle entrenched barriers
Read article: Laser-driven implosion could produce megatesla magnetic fields
Simulations of improved technique generate fields as strong as those found near neutron stars
Read article: How hot can you make a solid before it melts?
Superheated gold stays solid at temperatures far beyond the predicted "entropy catastrophe"
Read article: Researchers perform first real-time visualization of human embryo implantation
Imaging platform visualizes the mechanical forces exerted by embryos implanting in the uterus
Read article: Melting ice propels itself across a patterned surface
Ratcheting effect could lead to better de-icing
Read article: Android phone network makes an effective early warning system for earthquakes
Smartphone-based approach could supplement existing seismic detector networks
Read article: Predicted quasiparticles called ‘neglectons’ hold promise for robust, universal quantum computing
Discovery could lift theoretical constraints on calculations achievable with certain types of topological quantum computers
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Read article: Big data, big wins: how solar astrophysics can be a ‘game-changer’ in sports analytics
Joe McEntee explores the surprising links between solar physics and sports science
Read article: MOND versus dark matter: the clash for cosmology’s soul
From Bohemian solutions and binary battles to new parameters and novel experiments, the dark matter vs MOND clash rages on
Read article: Not sure what to do with your physics degree? Our expert panel give their careers advice
Matin Durrani speaks to four experts about their career tips for physicists
Read article: How AI can help (and hopefully not hinder) physics
Tara Shears discusses how the fields of AI and physics could help advance each other
Read article: Making science go boom: Big Manny’s outreach journey
Science communicator Emanual Wallace, aka Big Manny, talks about his outreach journey from social media to books and TV
Read article: The rise of women in quantum science in India and the legacy of Satyendra Nath Bose
Tanusri Saha-Dasgupta and Rupamanjari Ghosh celebrate the women at the forefront of quantum science in India
Read article: ‘I left the school buzzing and on a high’
Colin White explains why doing schools outreach put him way outside his comfort zone
Read article: Lee Packer: ‘There’s no fundamental physical reason why fusion energy won’t work’
Lee Packer delivered the Cockcroft Walton lecture series across three institutions in India earlier this year
Read article: Physics meets fashion as bioluminescent dress debuts at Paris Haute Couture Week
The spectacular “living” garment was part of Iris van Herpen’s new fashion collection – Sympoiesis
Read article: Construction begins on new £93m European weather-forecasting headquarters
New facility at the University of Reading will carry out meteorological research and forecasting
Read article: Vilnius University physicist creates micron-sized model of the Sorbonne Chapel
The model is 275,000 times smaller than the real Sorbonne Chapel
Read article: Students mark Jodrell Bank anniversary with epic LEGO model of the Lovell Telescope
The model will now go on display at the University of Manchester's Schuster Building
Read article: Festival opens up the quantum realm
A series of events called the Quantum Fringe has enabled everyone from school students and the interested public to researchers and industry experts to gain new insights into quant...
Read article: Tensions rise between US administration and science agencies
The Trump administration’s policies are putting pressure on the country’s scientific agencies and staff members are beginning to take action
Read article: Muon g-2 achieves record precision, but theoretical tensions remain
Any discovery of new physics is on hold, at least for now
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