Einstein and Eddington film
There's a new film about Einstein and Eddington coming to UK television screens this Saturday...
UK schools to get 1000 telescopes
In 1609 the Tuscan polymath Galileo Galilei was the first astronomer to point a telescope skywards...
Droplets wobble and dance
In my favourite example, a droplet literally goes pear-shaped before wobbling back...
The trick to talking science: explain the ‘how’ and the ‘why’
One of the best features of the web is that it allows readers to give their opinion freely on the news...
Rocket to study origin of radio loss in Northern Lights
Flying over the Arctic can be like being on the far side of the moon...
APS asks Obama to consider energy efficiency
Obama has faced a barrage of recommendations into how he should run office come 20 January next year...
Joseph Rotblat – a man of conscience in the nuclear age
'Remember your humanity and forget the rest'...
Ice: a most curious substance
One of my favourite memories of childhood is travelling across a frozen lake in the backseat of a circa-1975 Buick LeSabre...
Read article: Blog life: The Adventures of My Pet Hamster
Blog life: The Adventures of My Pet Hamster
Steve Sekula on running but going nowhere
Hubble is back, and seeing as clear as ever
After a month in "safety mode" following an error on its onboard data formatter, the Hubble is back online and taking photos again...
