Quiz of the week: New SKA boss Jessica Dempsey did what before becoming an astronomer? – Physics World Skip to main content Discover more from Physics World Copyright © 2026 by IOP Publishing Ltd and individual contributors Source link
We’re terribly spoiled these days when it comes to footage of lava and volcanic eruptions. Back when I started FYFD, I could find very few decent photos of lava flows to illustrate posts. And now, thanks to drone cameras, we …
There’s a remarkable new book out about the life and work of Andreas Floer, entitled The Floer Jungle, co-written by writer Siobhan Roberts (author of some great biographies of mathematicians) and mathematician Helmut Hofer. Hofer has also given talks recently …
To mark the release of the Oppenheimer interviews in early April, AIP hosted a fireside chat with Kai Bird and Oppenheimer’s grandchildren, Dorothy Oppenheimer Vanderford and Charles Oppenheimer. MIT professor of science history and physics David Kaiser moderated. A recording …
Student-led expeditions use distributed instruments to observe auroral structures and probe space plasma in real-world conditions. For many graduate students, waking up at noon after a 4 a.m. bedtime is a sign of a night well spent. For a group …
📖Read Time: 12 minutes 📊Readability: Standard (High school level) 🔖Core Topics: equation, rate, payment, interest, continuous Preamble The classical mathematician practically by instinct views the continuous process as the “real” process, and the discrete process as an approximation to it. …
According to predictions from weather organizations across the planet, a super El Niño weather event is likely to begin over the next few weeks. It’s predicted to drive up temperatures across the globe, bringing increased chances of heatwaves, drought, wildfires, …
Molecular spin sensor takes the temperature of cancer cells – Physics World Skip to main content Discover more from Physics World Copyright © 2026 by IOP Publishing Ltd and individual contributors Source link
Seaweed sways in the surf in this photograph by Billy Arthur. I always love how waves look like a stormy sky when viewed from below. This image is extra neat because of the contrast with the sunbeams shining through the …
Welcome back to Part 2 of our April Photos of the Month (which admittedly has stretched into two months) where we are showcasing photographs of some of the many remarkable South Asian scientists in the Emilio Segrè Visual Archives . …