With the world in the grips of the COVID-19 pandemic, Jon Cartwright investigates how physics-based techniques are helping scientists study viruses, including this latest novel coronavirus
The terahertz region of the electromagnetic spectrum is exploited less than its neighbouring wavelengths but plays a vital role in astronomy, as Sidney Perkowitz explains
Ark Teacher Training wants to attract more physics graduates to support its mission of delivering better educational outcomes for children in disadvantaged communities
The oceans seem like an obvious source of renewable energy, but there are huge technical and financial hurdles to harnessing their vast power. Stephen Ornes investigates
Andrew Murray describes a new variant of Young's double-slit experiment, using photoelectrons emitted from rubidium atoms excited by infrared and blue lasers
Why does the cosmic microwave background have a strange patch that is much colder than expected? Syed Faisal ur Rahman looks at some possible explanations