Read article: Astronomers capture spectacular ‘thousand colour’ image of the Sculptor Galaxy
The image revealed around 500 planetary nebulae that can be used as distance markers to their host galaxies
Read article: ‘Can’t get you out of my head’: using earworms to teach physics
Physics teacher Kate Urell uses catchy tunes to help her students remember their lessons
Read article: Yale researcher says levitated spheres could spot neutrinos ‘within months’
David Moore claims his table-top set-up is on the cusp of detecting ghostly particles, reports Matin Durrani
Read article: Helgoland researchers seek microplastics and microfibres in the sea
Matin Durrani takes a tour of the Biological Institute Helgoland
Read article: Quantum island: why Helgoland is a great spot for fundamental thinking
Matin Durrani explains why delegates at Helgoland 2025 are discussing foundational questions in quantum mechanics
Read article: Quartet of Nobel laureates sign Helgoland’s ‘gold book’
Matin Durrani explains the unexpected message left by Anton Zeilinger
Read article: Conference marking 100 years of quantum mechanics starts in Hamburg
Matin Durrani reports from the first day of the Helgoland 2025 meeting
Read article: There’s an elephant in the room at the Royal Society – and for once, it’s not (just) Elon Musk
A conference on the future of the UK space sector makes stunningly little mention of how proposed cuts to NASA funding might affect it
Read article: The evolution of the metre: How a product of the French Revolution became a mainstay of worldwide scientific collaboration
Physics World corresponding editor Isabelle Dumé reports from a Paris symposium celebrating the 150th anniversary of the Metre Convention
Read article: Former IOP president Cyril Hilsum celebrates 100th birthday
Hilsum is responsible for creating the UK's first semiconductor laser
