The best of 2007
Monthly highlights from the year in physics
Read article: Nanostructures help mosquitoes walk on water
Nanostructures help mosquitoes walk on water
Ribs and ridges make mosquito legs water repellent
Extinction gets synchronized
New study shows how populations of a species go extinct
Physics and life in a cold climate
Antarctica is full of submerged lakes that have been trapped under kilometres of ice for millions of years. The most famous – and largest – of these hidden lakes is Lake Vostok. Price has ...
Read article: Can physics save fish stocks?
Can physics save fish stocks?
Overfishing is a worldwide problem and many of the world’s fish stocks are severely depleted. A fundamental question in light of the current state of affairs is whether it is at all possible to ...
Physics and fossils
Many biologists have argued that most species become extinct when new ‘fitter’ competitors arrive on the scene. For example, some scientists believe the dinosaurs became extinct after a la...
