If anyone deserves more than one biography then surely that honour should go to Andrei Sakharov (1921-1989), the physicist who produced the most powerful explosion in the history of the world and 14 y...
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Recent scandals in physics research have not improved its image
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Can water, wind and fire save the Earth?
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The origin and historical development of the word "energy"
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In October 1998 Janna Levin arrived to start a postdoc at Sussex University’s Astronomy Centre. She had just said good-bye to her beloved California, swapping the sun of Berkeley for the grey sk...
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Jim Trolinger looks at the secrets of the Renaissance painters
Why physicists love quotations
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Heavyweight panel probes allegations of data fabrication
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John Credland reviews the story of the X-ray observatory
Read article: Revealing the Universe: The Making of the Chandra X-ray Observatory
How can physicists and biologists work together?
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