Condensed natter: Physics World editors give their compressed verdicts on top new books

Michael Banks is a science writer and author and is currently news editor of Physics World magazine. As well as Physics World, he has writte...

Have you ever wondered how to brew the perfect cup of coffee? Discover the physics behind your morning routine.

When in distress, babies produce chaotic wails which have pronounced effects on humans, including changes in facial temperature

One of the easiest ways to make science accessible is to tie it to everyday life - and this is something Michael Banks does well in his expl...

US president Trump sets out his budget request for 2026, which if passed, will see science hit like never before, as Peter Gwynne reports

Protect authors’ livelihoods from the unlicensed use of their work in AI training

The Future Circular Collider would study the Higgs boson in unprecedented detail

While the physics of uncorking a bottle of champagne has been well documented, less is known about the mechanisms at play when opening a swing-top bottle of beer. Physicist Max Koch from the Universit...

Meta pirated millions of books to train its AI. Search through them here.

Millions of books and scientific papers are captured in the collection’s current iteration.

US science continues to be hit hard by budget and staff cuts

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Researchers claim scientific integrity is threatened when post-publication changes are made without a public notice

It is vital to act, and I urge colleagues to do so. How can we stand by and laud this man while he undermines scientific integrity? asks academic and author Kit Yates

If you wish to show your support for the letter below regarding apparent inaction by the Royal Society in the face of breaches of its code of conduct by Elon Musk FRS, please sign below. I invite anyo...

US science hit by staff layoffs, slashed budgets, axed diversity programmes and cancelled conferences

Martin has put his name to a theoretical physics paper

AES Andes is aiming to develop a green hydrogen project in Chile’s Atacama Desert

The African Light Source Foundation’s conceptual design report hopes to encourage African leaders to support the project

Early indications of the direction of Donald Trump’s second term as US president is already spooking some scientists

The notched stick, also known as the Gee-Haw-Whammy-Diddle, is a wooden toy able to convert linear vibration into rotational motion, whose behavior has been intriguing both children and physicists for...