Read article: Critical research hit as COVID-19 forces physics labs to close
Major labs have shut their doors in response to the worldwide lockdown, but a few remain open and in some cases are carrying out critical work related to the COVID-19 pandemic
Read article: Condensed-matter physics pioneer Philip Anderson dies aged 96
Nobel laureate made many contributions to physics from high-temperature superconductivity to particle physics
Read article: Mars rover launch delayed until 2022
Coronavirus outbreak called "the straw that broke the camel's back" after glitches with the rover's parachutes and electronics
Read article: American Physical Society cancels April Meeting due to coronavirus pandemic
Annual gathering of particle physicists will now be held as an online "virtual" event
Read article: Report recommends ways to help women in STEMM fields
US National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine call for systematic, evidence-based actions to address the underrepresentation of women, especially women of colour
Read article: Delegates react after last-minute cancellation of American Physical Society March Meeting
Stoicism and anger among physicists after world's biggest physics meeting cancelled
Read article: American Physical Society cancels March meeting in Denver due to coronavirus outbreak
World's biggest gathering of physicists axed and delegates advised not to travel to Colorado
Read article: Freeman Dyson dies age 96
Mathematical physicist was not afraid to hold contrarian views
Read article: Biggest explosion since the Big Bang spotted by astronomers
Blast created by supermassive black hole 390 million light-years away
Read article: Plans for African Space Agency jeopardized by lack of progress
Funding issues and questions over how the agency will operate are set to delay its 2023 implementation date
