


Migration and the Nobel prize: more than one quarter of physics laureates are immigrants
Updated infographics chart the global flow of elite physicists since 1901

Physicists rise to the climate challenge: the October 2021 issue of Physics World
As the COP26 climate summit approaches, here's how physicists are tackling the climate crisis

Life beyond the Nobel: Takaaki Kajita and the hunt for gravitational waves
Michael Banks talks to neutrino pioneer Takaaki Kajita about his new research direction

Life beyond the Nobel: Brian Josephson and his interest in the mind
Matin Durrani talks to Brian Josephson about his work in consciousness

Life beyond the Nobel: how Luis Alvarez deduced the disappearance of the dinosaurs
Laura Hiscott explores the wide-ranging research of Luis Walter Alvarez

Secrecy keeps the Nobel prize fresh and exciting
There is nothing better than a bolt from the blue

A demon of a puzzle
We celebrate the 150th anniversary of James Clerk Maxwell proposing the puzzle now known as “Maxwell’s Demon” in a thermodynamics-themed cryptic crossword

Golden eclipse wins Astronomy Photographer of the Year, dancing atoms and molecules, tactile illusions
Excerpts from the Red Folder

Music inspired by black holes, book encourages children to listen to the universe
Excerpts from the Red Folder