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Quiz of the week: how many antiprotons did CERN transport by truck?

Have you been keeping up to date with physics news? Try our short quiz to find out

Word wave puzzle no.1

Try out our new word finder game today

Will the demise of the US penny damage science education?

Robert P Crease wonders what the death of the US penny will do to how we teach and learn science

Word flower puzzle no. 1

How many words can you find in this new interactive puzzle?

The humanity of machines: the relationship between technology and our bodies

Anita Chandran reviews The Body Digital: a Brief History of Humans and Machines from Cuckoo Clocks to ChatGPT by Vanessa Chang

Cartoon of person wearing and using lots of technology including VR headset and lots of sensors

The physics of why basketball shoes are so squeaky

The noise is down to the base of the shoe forming wrinkles that travel at near supersonic speeds

Basketball player on court dribbling a ball

An illuminating, if imperfect, celebration of friction

Mike Follows reviews Friction: a Biography by Jennifer R Vail

Happy new year: what’s happening in physics in 2026?

Predicting the future is hard, but here’s a flavour of what’s hot in physics right now

The quirkiest stories from the world of physics in 2025

Michael Banks picks his favourite articles this year from the world of everyday physics

Check your physics knowledge with our bumper end-of-year quiz

Try our new interactive end-of-year quiz compiled by Colin White

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