Read article: Engineering the climate
Engineering the climate
Geoengineering has so far been something of a taboo topic for climate scientists. Peter Cox and Hazel Jeffery explain why it is now time to take it seriously
Read article: Engineering the climate
Read article: Voyager heads for interstellar space
Voyager heads for interstellar space
Richard Corfield celebrates the 20 year anniversary since NASA's Voyager mission left the solar system and began the second leg of its epic journey — an exploration o...
Read article: Chamber simulates space on Earth
Chamber simulates space on Earth
Stan Grisnik describes how NASA’s huge craft-testing facility can recreate the vacuum conditions of space.
Read article: Diamond coatings are branching out
Diamond coatings are branching out
Chris Walker looks at some of the uses of a novel amorphous diamond material
Read article: The Earth – for physicists
The Earth – for physicists
Scientists are beginning to understand the extent to which the evolution of our planet has been shaped by collisions, bombardments and catastrophes. John Baez tells the violent hist...
Read article: RGA User Group offers broad appeal
RGA User Group offers broad appeal
Robin Hathaway explains how a user group provides a forum for sharing experiences and discovering new ways to exploit the powerful diagnostic features of residual gas analysers acro...
Read article: Scientists in the newsroom
Scientists in the newsroom
Media fellowships can help physicists improve the way they communicate their results to the outside world, as Helen Czerski describes
Read article: Darwin’s legacy
Darwin’s legacy
Born 200 years ago, Charles Darwin is rightly celebrated for his work explaining the origin of species. But in setting a new standard for what an explanation of nature should be like, he also had a hu...
Read article: The quantum life
The quantum life
The idea that quantum mechanics can explain many fundamental aspects of life is resurging, as Paul Davies reveals
Read article: Tools for learning
Tools for learning
Some instruments in teaching laboratories may look old-fashioned, but those wooden boxes can hold surprisingly advanced equipment. George Herold describes his career designing exper...
