Read article: In search of the black swans
The publish-or-perish ethic too often favours a narrow and conservative approach to scientific innovation. Mark Buchanan asks whether we are pushing revolutionary ideas to the margi...
Read article: Gravity probe blasts off
€350m craft to provide high-resolution map of Earth’s gravitational field
Read article: Sand pushes Martian rocks into place
The curious distribution of rocks has a simple explanation, say geophysicists
Read article: Magnetic fields could reveal exoplanets
Astrophysicists propose new way of viewing the heavens
Read article: Breaking new ground
The ability to predict earthquakes could save thousands of lives every year. But for most scientists, knowing in advance when and where such events will happen is little more than a pipe dream.
Read article: Reasons to be cheerful
The economy may be in a nosedive but there is plenty to look forward to in science this year
Six leading physicists peek into the future
Read article: Two decades and counting…
Opening this special issue marking the 20th anniversary of the launch of Physics World, Matin Durrani says that the magazine still has a vital role to play in th...
Read article: US Nobel laureates: vote Obama
Prize-winners rally behind Democratic nominee as he issues 'plan for science and innovation'
Earth has not one, but two distinct magnetic fields, claim researchers
