The search for alien life gathers pace
But what would we do if we found we are not alone?
Balancing bicycles, looking back on Trinity, pricing up Pluto and more
Excerpts from the Red Folder
The STEM jobs paradox rumbles on
Some good news and some bad news recently for physicists seeking jobs in industry
Settling scientific disputes in public
A talk about "nerd-on-nerd violence" sparks reflections on popular-physics writing
ILC Science Club, science fiction versus science fact and siblings in physics
Excerpts from the Red Folder
Sandpit physics
Studying craters by collapsing cavities
The trebuchet challenge, the physics of ketchup bottles plus sage advice for budding science-fiction writers
Excerpts from the Red Folder
The July 2015 issue of Physics World is now out
From sailing stones to volcanic lightning, find out about the physics of the rare, transient or remote
Chasing the Silver Dragon: the physics of tidal bores
Michael Berry outlines the science behind tidal bores and describes his sighting in China of one of the most spectacular examples
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A galaxy for a Galáctico and astronomers weigh in on a famous kiss
Excerpts from the Red Folder
