Environment and energy Opinion and reviews Magic smartphone trees: technology for a circular economy Laura Hiscott reviews Brave Green World: How Science Can Save Our Planet by Chris Forman and Claire Asher Read article: Magic smartphone trees: technology for a circular economy
Environment and energy Opinion and reviews Climate change in a nutshell: the causes and effects of global warming, simply put Laura Hiscott reviews Small Gases, Big Effect: This is Climate Change by David Nelles and Christian Serrer Read article: Climate change in a nutshell: the causes and effects of global warming, simply put
Nuclear power Opinion and reviews William D Magwood IV: still fighting for nuclear Robert P Crease talks to William D Magwood IV, director-general of the Nuclear Energy Agency, about the battle to keep nuclear power on the agenda Read article: William D Magwood IV: still fighting for nuclear
Environment and energy Opinion and reviews Climate realism: the solutions that might work at scale James Dacey reviews How to Avoid a Climate Disaster: the Solutions We Have and the Breakthroughs We Need by Bill Gates Read article: Climate realism: the solutions that might work at scale
Environment and energy Opinion and reviews Meddling to mend the planet: techno-fixes to environmental problems James Dacey reviews Under a White Sky: the Nature of the Future by Elizabeth Kolbert Read article: Meddling to mend the planet: techno-fixes to environmental problems
Nuclear power Opinion and reviews Why nuclear energy must be part of ‘net zero’ climate targets Henry Preston and Saralyn Thomas say that nuclear energy must be part of the conversation during the COP26 climate talks Read article: Why nuclear energy must be part of ‘net zero’ climate targets
Culture, history and society Opinion and reviews Frames of reference in science and culture, and how they influence progress Immanuel Adewumi reviews The Disordered Cosmos: a Journey into Dark Matter, Spacetime, and Dreams Deferred by Chanda Prescod-Weinstein Read article: Frames of reference in science and culture, and how they influence progress
History Opinion and reviews How nuclear information has been hidden – and brought to light Margaret Harris reviews Restricted Data: the History of Nuclear Secrecy in the United States by Alex Wellerstein Read article: How nuclear information has been hidden – and brought to light
Business and innovation Opinion and reviews Are you good enough to cross the valley? In his third article on funding hi-tech firms, James McKenzie looks at recent initiatives to help them jump over the “valley of death” Read article: Are you good enough to cross the valley?
Philosophy, sociology and religion Opinion and reviews Thinking outside of the box – but not too far from it Philip Moriarty reviews Fear of a Black Universe: an Outsider’s Guide to the Future of Physics by Stephon Alexander Read article: Thinking outside of the box – but not too far from it