Read article: ‘Big science’ begins
‘Big science’ begins
A book on how Ernest Lawrence and his cyclotrons pioneered a new way of doing science, reviewed by David Wark
Read article: ‘Big science’ begins
Read article: Between the lines
Between the lines
A book that fills in the gaps in your astronomy education and an illuminating biography of Max Planck, reviewed by Margaret Harris
Read article: How black holes saved relativity
How black holes saved relativity
Marcia Bartusiak’s "exquisitely clear explanations" earn the plaudits of reviewer Chanda Prescod-Weinstein in this black-hole history
Read article: Peer review’s value
Peer review’s value
Robert P Crease on why trust and anonymity are so central to the success of peer review
Read article: Visualizing the cosmos
Visualizing the cosmos
A book of space-related infographics is "a marvel and a delight", according to reviewer Margaret Harris
Read article: Burned from the inside out
Burned from the inside out
Susan Southard’s book about survivors of the Nagasaki atomic bombing, reviewed by Brian Drummond
Read article: The pioneers of weather forecasting
The pioneers of weather forecasting
Met Office atmospheric physicist Susan Ballard finds it "stimulating" to read about some of her earliest predecessors
Read article: A shining light for African science
A shining light for African science
Plans are afoot to build Africa's first ever light source. Sekazi Mtingwa calls for physicists to get behind the project
Read article: Quantum metaphors take the stage – again
Quantum metaphors take the stage – again
A revival of Hapgood, Tom Stoppard's lesser-known "science play", gets Philip Ball thinking about how quantum theory has changed since the 1980s
Read article: The Soviet side of space
The Soviet side of space
A major exhibition at the Science Museum in London brings together an impressive collection of Soviet technologies from the birth of the space age
