Read article: Between the lines
Between the lines
A dual biography of Faraday and Maxwell, an insider’s tale of the Higgs hunt and a flawed study of the physics of warfare, reviewed by Margaret Harris
Read article: Between the lines
Read article: Why don’t they listen?
Why don’t they listen?
Robert P Crease reckons he knows why science has lost its authority among politicians
Read article: Dispute arises over rejected climate-science paper
Dispute arises over rejected climate-science paper
University of Reading physicist's claims rejected by journal publisher
Read article: The problem of missile defence
The problem of missile defence
Rebecca Slayton's book Arguments that Count has implications that stretch far beyond Cold War history, according to reviewer Philip Webber
Scientists face discrimination when choosing a PhD
Academics less likely to meet with female and ethnic-minority students, study reveals
Read article: The power of silence
The power of silence
Felicity Mellor explains why today's physicists need time and space to think
Personal reflections on Plutopia
This month's physicsworld.com podcast touched a nerve with our reviews editor
Read article: Plutonium’s toxic legacy
Plutonium’s toxic legacy
Exploring the hidden histories of the American and Soviet "atomic cities" with Kate Brown, author of Plutopia
Read article: Plutopia forever
Plutopia forever
Alexei Kojevnikov reviews a book about the toxic legacy and complex history of the American and Soviet plutonium programmes
Read article: Alices in a nuclear Wonderland
Alices in a nuclear Wonderland
Historian Kate Brown reviews the fascinating but incomplete story of women who worked at the Oak Ridge uranium-processing plant during the Second World War
