A daring raid
Margaret Harris reviews The Winter Fortress: the Epic Mission to Sabotage Hitler’s Atomic Bomb by Neal Bascomb
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Read article: Between the lines
Between the lines
A book about the benefits of failure in science, plus a thoughtful history of earthquakes, reviewed by Margaret Harris
Read article: Between the lines
Between the lines
An eloquent defence of string theory and a mathematical analysis of luck and chance, reviewed by Margaret Harris
Read article: A thousand tiny cuts
A thousand tiny cuts
Margaret Harris reports on how small, subtle and sometimes unintentional slights can create an unwelcoming environment for under-represented groups in physics
Finding innovation in space
An event at the Royal Academy of Engineering illustrates how important the space industry is to daily life
Read article: Between the lines
Between the lines
A book that fills in the gaps in your astronomy education and an illuminating biography of Max Planck, reviewed by Margaret Harris
Something more concrete
Learning about the physics of everyday materials at the AAAS meeting
Science that goes 'chirp' in the night
The LIGO rumour mill proves that it's not easy to keep science a secret – but is it necessary?
More data needed on the STEM 'shortage'
A new study on the long-term career paths of science and engineering graduates contains plenty of fascinating facts -- and some frustrating gaps
Read article: Visualizing the cosmos
Visualizing the cosmos
A book of space-related infographics is "a marvel and a delight", according to reviewer Margaret Harris
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