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Nobel laureate Mario Molina and Lorraine Whitmarsh discuss climate politics

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Polymath Nathan Myhrvold on why he disagreed with his friend Stephen Hawking

Recent private space launches have provoked public awe but also a few dissenting voices

Physics World journalists discuss what excites them about the year ahead

Physics World book experts Matin Durrani and Tushna Commissariat discuss the themes and trends that surround some of the best popular-physics books of 2017, before announcing the winner of our annual book award

Recent discoveries usher in a new era of multimessenger astronomy

How the historic Lovell telescope was transformed into a multimedia art installation

Exploring the gender issues raised in Angela Saini’s book Inferior