National Science Foundation says it is working on ways to keep research facilities open if another shutdown hits on 15 February
Read article: US research agencies prepare for new government shutdown
More than 300 researchers forced to shelve plans to attend this week's American Astronomical Society meeting in Seattle
Read article: Government shutdown begins to bite US science
Paul Bate works on a healthcare app and has previously been a science adviser for the UK government
Read article: Once a physicist: Paul Bate
From Brexit to basic research, European Physical Society president Rüdiger Voss on the challenges and opportunities for the continent's physicists
Read article: Celebrating 50 years of the European Physical Society
The success of the first-time candidates will roughly double the number of scientifically trained members in Congress
Read article: US Congress set to welcome eight new members with scientific credentials
Senior scientists share views on the future of the field, its technologies and how it should be supported
Read article: Next steps for quantum communication
Members of Europe's quantum-science community debate the nature of "basic science" and whether a billion euros constitutes a big enough investment
Read article: Beneath the glamour, tough questions at the launch of Europe’s Quantum Flagship
Paul Hardaker, chief executive of the Institute of Physics, on the vital but changing remit for learned societies
Read article: The future for learned societies
The East African Institute for Fundamental Research in Rwanda aims to raise the quality of science research and education in Africa
Read article: International physics hub opens African outpost
Physics World journalists discuss key stories from our new special report on China
Read article: China targets overseas talent, Peer Review Week 2018 and ‘Rydberg radio’
