Our understanding of geological time has been revolutionized over the last decade by studying how cyclic variations in the Earth’s orbit are encoded into sediments and rocks
Read article: The echoes of eternity hidden in rocks
They are a farmer’s worst nightmare but locusts’ ability to avoid crashing into things makes them the stuff of dreams for an interdisciplinary group of robot designers
Read article: Why locusts don’t need airbags
Jon Cartwright explores a macroscale analogy of quantum mechanics
Read article: Classically quantum
Sabine Hossenfelder has little doubt that we will be able to
Read article: Can we unify quantum mechanics and gravity?
Adam Frank explains why the nature of time is such an enduring – and important – problem
Read article: What is time?
Ray Jayawardhana explores the possibility of life on other worlds
Read article: Is life on Earth unique?
University spin-out firms offer physicists the chance to apply their knowledge in a commercial setting, but the path to success has its ups and downs
Read article: A fresh spin on physics: taking knowledge to the market
An early pioneer of “citizen science”, Chris Lintott has helped to create a whole host of projects that are changing how science is done
Read article: Chris Lintott: exploring the Zooniverse
Leonard Susskind is bringing a “theoretical minimum” of real physics to people all over the world through his online courses
Read article: Leonard Susskind: a new kind of outreach
Physicists are increasingly collaborating with scientists from other fields, but few have taken this concept as far as Albert-László Barabási
Read article: Albert-László Barabási: sharing the tools of the trade
