Learning the lessons from the Haiyuan quake 100 years on
The day “the mountains walked” destroyed several cities in China and killed 230,000 people
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Physics in the pandemic: ‘my winter solstice in Latvia will be a time of reflection’
Planetary scientist Amara Graps reflects on how a country that began the pandemic “ahead of the curve” ended up so far behind
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The music of protein folding, the Journal of Star Trek
Excerpts from the Red Folder
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Things we don’t know about Uranus (and Neptune)
Ice giant planets are common in the galaxy, and the ones in our own solar system still hold plenty of mysteries
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Quantum weirdness, smart speakers, festive books: the December 2020 issue of Physics World is now out
Enjoy the latest issue of your favourite magazine, which is now out in print and digital formats
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Quantum tunnelling video bags teen $250,000 scholarship, how to win a horse race
Excerpts from the Red Folder
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Dramatic footage emerges of Arecibo Observatory collapse
Footage taken by drones shows how the 900 tonne platform fell
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Astronomers reveal most detailed atlas of the Milky Way
The European Space Agency has released the latest star map of the Milky Way taken by its €450m Gaia mission
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Arches of chaos in the solar system, luxury watch has bits of Stephen Hawking’s desk
Excerpts from the Red Folder
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Rock, paper…plastic? A quiz about pop songs and bands linked to materials
Madonna sang about being a "Material Girl", but how well do you know your materials-themed musical references? Take our fun pop quiz to find out
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