Momentous discovery marks start of a new era of gravitational-wave astronomy
Read article: LIGO detects first ever gravitational waves – from two merging black holes
Critical speed is derivable from a few simple scaling laws
Read article: Trees break at fixed wind speed, irrespective of size or species
Isotope shift could provide a table-top test of how the Higgs boson couples to matter
Read article: Physicists plan to seek Higgs force in atomic spectra
Ultra-efficient heat transfer could keep quantum computers cool
Read article: Quantum-limited heat conduction smashes long-distance record
Study verifies mechanical explanation for how the human brain folds
Read article: Physics of brain folding recreated in the lab
New technique can home in on single molecules
Read article: Diamond defects and quantum logic give NMR a boost
Birds are completely disorientated when light is polarized perpendicularly to the direction of the magnetic field
Read article: Polarized light throws birds’ magnetic compass off course
Wearable sensors monitor physiology and health in almost real time
Read article: Sweatband measures tiny electrical signals in perspiration
Proposed experiment to undergo further design report
Read article: CERN gives thumbs up to new sterile-neutrino detector
New device could find use in "boson-sampling" quantum computers
Read article: Single-photon source is efficient and indistinguishable
