Global spending on space increases
Report shows that last year’s spending up 11% on 2006
Back to school
The benefits of outreach programmes that bring researchers into schools
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NASA science director quits
Alan Stern gives no reason for leaving role
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Arthur C Clarke dies at 90
Veteran of science fiction also remembered for scientific foresight
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Templeton Prize again goes to physicist
Polish priest Michael Heller scoops spiritual award
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Physicist wins by-election for US Congress
Ex-Fermilab researcher becomes Democratic congressman
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A brief history of Hawking
Michael Banks reviews the TV documentary Stephen Hawking: Master of the Universe
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The best years of your life?
What to expect from a PhD
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A public risk
Nanotechnology has proved to be a gold mine for applied physics, and by 2015 recent predictions suggest that it could have generated a $1 trillion global market. That’s not very surprising: new appl...
Seeing the hidden fresco
Terahertz radiation can see through walls
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