With the effects of climate change on plant life a growing concern, researchers are examining threatened Arctic ecosystems to help predict the fate of species in cold habitats
Read article: Forecasting the fate of Arctic flora
Martin Fischer shows the benefits for the art world of the laser-based technique of pump–probe microscopy
Read article: Shedding new light on old art
Sightsavers chief executive and physics graduate Caroline Harper on blinding trachoma, impostor syndrome and how her father’s death spurred her career change
Read article: A flame of ambition: Caroline Harper
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
