Quantum mechanics Opinion and reviews Quantum guidebooks Robert P Crease surveys the many tour guides to the quantum world Read article: Quantum guidebooks
Planetary science Opinion and reviews Between the lines Books about transits of Venus, scientific tattoos and world-changing equations, reviewed by Margaret Harris Read article: Between the lines
Renewables Opinion and reviews When Creativity met Necessity Roger Bridgman reviews Mad Like Tesla and How James Watt Invented the Copier Read article: When Creativity met Necessity
Art and science Opinion and reviews Between the lines: fiction special A round-up of recent fiction books with a physics theme, reviewed by Margaret Harris and Matin Durrani Read article: Between the lines: fiction special
Philosophy, sociology and religion Opinion and reviews Reality bites Vlatko Vedral reviews Alex Rosenberg's The Atheist's Guide to Reality Read article: Reality bites
Art and science Opinion and reviews Doing physics – readers’ pictures A selection of images from the Physics World photo challenge Read article: Doing physics – readers’ pictures
Telescopes and space missions Opinion and reviews Atmospheric tales Robert P Crease asks why the discovery of Venus's atmosphere is still so controversial Read article: Atmospheric tales
History Opinion and reviews Einstein, the travelling physicist Alberto A Martínez reviews Josef Eisinger's Einstein on the Road Read article: Einstein, the travelling physicist
Telescopes and space missions Opinion and reviews Neil deGrasse Tyson makes the case for space exploration Grand visions for space "trigger a wave of innovation", says US astrophysicist Read article: Neil deGrasse Tyson makes the case for space exploration
Renewables Opinion and reviews Return to Macondo Alastair Fraser reviews Joel Achenbach's A Hole at the Bottom of the Sea: the Race to Kill the BP Oil Gusher Read article: Return to Macondo