History Opinion and reviews Stop this historic science site in St Petersburg from being sold A historic scientific landmark may soon disappear, says Robert P Crease Read article: Stop this historic science site in St Petersburg from being sold
Astronomy and space Podcasts The Wow! signal: did a telescope in Ohio receive an extraterrestrial communication in 1977? This podcast features an astrobiologist who has identified similar radio signals Read article: The Wow! signal: did a telescope in Ohio receive an extraterrestrial communication in 1977?
History Opinion and reviews A breezy tour of what gaseous materials do for us Margaret Harris reviews It’s a Gas: the Magnificent and Elusive Elements that Expand Our World by Mark Miodownik Read article: A breezy tour of what gaseous materials do for us
Particle and nuclear Interview Abdus Salam: honouring the first Muslim Nobel-prize-winning scientist Claudia de Rham and Ian Walmsley pay tribute to the contributions of the great theorist Abdus Salam Read article: Abdus Salam: honouring the first Muslim Nobel-prize-winning scientist
History Opinion and reviews Heisenberg gets ‘let off the hook’ in new historical drama based on the Farm Hall transcripts Philip Ball reviews Farm Hall by Katherine Moar at the Theatre Royal Haymarket, London, which runs until 31 August 2024 Read article: Heisenberg gets ‘let off the hook’ in new historical drama based on the Farm Hall transcripts
Quantum mechanics Opinion and reviews Paradigm shifts: positivism, realism and the fight against apathy in the quantum revolution Jim Baggott reviews Escape from Shadow Physics: the Quest to End the Dark Ages of Quantum Theory by Adam Forrest Kay Read article: Paradigm shifts: positivism, realism and the fight against apathy in the quantum revolution
Materials Research update Revised calibration curve improves radiocarbon dating of ancient Kyrenia shipwreck Researchers have placed tighter constraints on the age of the Kyrenia Ship that sank off the coast of Cyprus in the 3rd century BCE Read article: Revised calibration curve improves radiocarbon dating of ancient Kyrenia shipwreck
History Opinion and reviews Could the answer to the Antikythera astronomical device emerge from a Manhattan basement? Robert P Crease meets Michael Dubno, who is trying to solve the mystery of the ancient Antikythera mechanical device Read article: Could the answer to the Antikythera astronomical device emerge from a Manhattan basement?
Particle and nuclear Feature Bruno Touschek: the physicist who escaped the Nazi Holocaust to build particle colliders Giulia Pancheri describes the extraordinary life of the physicist Bruno Touschek Read article: Bruno Touschek: the physicist who escaped the Nazi Holocaust to build particle colliders
Quantum mechanics Opinion and reviews Entangled entities: Bohr, Einstein and the battle over quantum fundamentals Philip Ball reviews Quantum Drama: From the Bohr-Einstein Debate to the Riddle of Entanglement by Jim Baggott and John L Heilbron Read article: Entangled entities: Bohr, Einstein and the battle over quantum fundamentals