Physics Swelling the number of women in physics will require a broad alliance WHY are there so few women in physics, and what more can be done to encourage others into the field? That's the focus of our special report . The writer, Valerie Jamieson, herself a former particle physicist, found that the barriers against women getting into the field start at school, and accumulate with every step … News
Space Our neighbouring galaxy is dying as it leaks gas at an alarming rate The Small Magellanic Cloud is slowly dying The Small Magellanic Cloud, one of our closest galactic neighbours, is dying. New observations show that for every sun-sized star that the galaxy forms, it blows away almost ten times as much mass in the form of cold hydrogen gas. Theories have predicted that dwarf galaxies like the … News
Technology There’s no evidence that screen time makes surgeons bad at their job Screens are a part of surgery Surgical students are less capable than their forebears, due to spending too much time with screens and not enough with physical materials. These claims, from Imperial College London’s professor of surgical education Roger Kneebone, were widely reported this week. But it’s not clear that this is really the case. … News
Life Thousands of flamingos dine on colourful bacteria in this rainbow lake THE incredibly salty and alkaline, volcanically heated water of Kenya's Lake Bogoria may seem an inhospitable place to live, but it is home to a rich diversity of microbes – and vast numbers of flamingos that feed on them. This image was shot from a drone high above the crowded scene. Bacteria provide the ecosystem … Regulars
Life The day a Siberian tiger nearly killed me Pavel Fomenko patrols the icy and dangerous forests of Russia’s far east to protect its big cats. But the worst happened when he least expected it Features
Space The Sun review – a shiny blockbuster for London’s Science Museum Mesmerising footage from NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory and an exquisite Bronze Age golden disc help a new show capture our complex relationship with the sun Culture
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