Quantum mechanics Opinion and reviews Finding the right boundaries Roger Penrose’s book on “fashion, faith and fantasy” in physics asks excellent questions, but reviewer Chanda Prescod-Weinstein finds some of the answers wanting Read article: Finding the right boundaries
Plasma physics News Flash Physics: Mapping the universe’s superclusters and voids, new plasma pressure record, predicting rogue ocean waves Today's selection of need-to-know updates from the world of physics Read article: Flash Physics: Mapping the universe’s superclusters and voids, new plasma pressure record, predicting rogue ocean waves
Gravity Feature The descent of mass Jon Cartwright talks to the physicists who are hoping to find a flaw in the equivalence principle Read article: The descent of mass
Ultrafast science News Flash Physics: Vibrating iodine stars in molecular movies, Ukraine joins CERN, LIGO-India location chosen Today's selection of need-to-know updates from the world of physics Read article: Flash Physics: Vibrating iodine stars in molecular movies, Ukraine joins CERN, LIGO-India location chosen
Policy and funding News Flash Physics: Dyson award for ‘Einstein’s fridge’, Australian Centres of Excellence, mapping our galaxy’s age Today's selection of need-to-know updates from the world of physics Read article: Flash Physics: Dyson award for ‘Einstein’s fridge’, Australian Centres of Excellence, mapping our galaxy’s age
Ultrafast science News Flash Physics: Philae lander spotted, Diamond Light Source launches electron-microscopy lab, prizes for cosmology and fusion research Today's selection of need-to-know updates from the world of physics Read article: Flash Physics: Philae lander spotted, Diamond Light Source launches electron-microscopy lab, prizes for cosmology and fusion research
Stars and solar physics Opinion and reviews Web life: Universe Awareness The Universe Awareness project aims to bring the beauty and grandeur of the cosmos into the classroom for children aged four to 10 Read article: Web life: Universe Awareness
Gravity Opinion and reviews A space–time operetta Janna Levin’s Black Hole Blues describes the search for gravitational waves in a fun and human fashion, but Mark Hannam thinks the topic deserves more Read article: A space–time operetta
Gravity Research update LIGO detects second black-hole merger "Boxing Day event" confirms the dawn of gravitational-wave astronomy Read article: LIGO detects second black-hole merger
Gravity Research update Are wormholes or ‘gravastars’ mimicking gravitational-wave signals from black holes? LIGO experiment could have detected signal from 'exotic' compact celestial object Read article: Are wormholes or ‘gravastars’ mimicking gravitational-wave signals from black holes?