![Skateboard pumping](https://physicsworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/9-8-24-skateboard-pumping-732x412.jpg)
![Skateboard pumping](https://physicsworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/9-8-24-skateboard-pumping-732x412.jpg)
Our podcast guests are Claudia de Rham and Ian Walmsley at Imperial College
Jim Baggott reviews Escape from Shadow Physics: the Quest to End the Dark Ages of Quantum Theory by Adam Forrest Kay
Robert P Crease meets Michael Dubno, who is trying to solve the mystery of the ancient Antikythera mechanical device
Condensed natter: Physics World editors give their compressed verdicts on top new books
Robert P Crease on why we can thank Ursula Le Guin for popularizing Schrödinger’s cat
Betty Barber reviews The Clockwork Conspiracy by Sam Sedgman
Eva Amsen reviews Third Millennium Thinking: Creating Sense in a World of Nonsense by Saul Perlmutter, John Campbell and Robert MacCoun
Philip Ball reviews Quantum Drama: From the Bohr-Einstein Debate to the Riddle of Entanglement by Jim Baggott and John L Heilbron
A step-by-step guide to publishing your research paper. Helping you get published and make an impact in your scientific community
Neutrons are rumours and people are uranium isotopes in new model
Scientists have investigated whether we could mimic basilisk lizards, on Earth or elsewhere
Matin Durrani reviews Aperiodic – an art-science performance from South West Dance Theatre
Symbiotic relationship is explored by physicists
Given a full bowl of pistachios, what size container do you need for the leftover shells?
Researchers have placed tighter constraints on the age of the Kyrenia Ship that sank off the coast of Cyprus in the 3rd century BCE
Physicist Holly Tann and colleague Adam McQuire explain how their non-profit organization Casus Pax is helping people in Ukraine
Hear from two physicists whose passion for sport has shaped their careers and lives
Study on starlings is the first to measure birds’ energy use directly rather than inferring it from other measurements
Relationship between mass, wing area and wingbeat frequency holds true for insects, bats, birds, whales and even a flapping robot
Our podcast guests specialize in bridges and coastal infrastructure
Discover the geophysics of Taylor Swift concerts and the hidden physics within our new podcast jingle
Philip Moriarty reveals the hidden physics in the new Physics World podcast music
Technique could identify works that are prone to degradation
New work validates key elements of balance theory put forward nearly 80 years ago
Here are the answers to the cryptic quantum-physics word search
Exploring the multi-layered story about humanity's first contact with an alien civilization
Matin Durrani recalls the time Peter Higgs agreed to do an interview with Physics World
Explore the work of recent Nobel laureates, find out what happens behind the scenes, and discover some who were overlooked for the prize