Education and outreach Opinion and reviews Gender balance, one woman at a time Can a female teacher help convince girls to study advanced physics? Physics teacher Debbie Hayton had a novel way of finding out Read article: Gender balance, one woman at a time
Renewables Opinion and reviews Web life: Azimuth The official blog of the Azimuth project, which promotes interdisciplinary work on climate change and environmental science Read article: Web life: Azimuth
Stars and solar physics Opinion and reviews Adventures in search of auroras This fascinating account of the Northern Lights taught reviewer (and space plasma physicist) Colin Forsyth a thing or two about aurora science Read article: Adventures in search of auroras
Nuclear medicine Opinion and reviews The risks and rewards of radiation Timothy Jorgensen’s book greatly contributes to removing the mystery and misunderstanding that surrounds radiation, writes reviewer Jun Deng Read article: The risks and rewards of radiation
Policy and funding Opinion and reviews Fighting science denial Robert P Crease on how to fight “science denial” in light of the upcoming US election Read article: Fighting science denial
Education and outreach Opinion and reviews Don’t stop them now Margaret Harris reviews Women in Science: 50 Fearless Pioneers Who Changed the World by Rachel Ignotofsky
Everyday science Opinion and reviews Take a swing Margaret Harris reviews The Science of the Perfect Swing by Peter Dewhurst
Earth sciences Opinion and reviews In harm’s way Margaret Harris reviews Eruption by Steve Olson Read article: In harm’s way
Nuclear power Opinion and reviews Nuclear power’s ups and downs A timely book on the history of the UK nuclear power industry, reviewed by Geoff Vaughan Read article: Nuclear power’s ups and downs
Philosophy, sociology and religion Opinion and reviews Thinking big thoughts Vlatko Vedral is wowed by cosmologist Sean Carroll’s paean to "poetic naturalism" and the ability of science to bring meaning to the world Read article: Thinking big thoughts