Physics
The Prospect podcast #63—The limits of the human mind
Astronomer Royal Martin Rees on whether the finite human brain can ever fully comprehend our universe 

Will humans ever reach Mars?
Man’s first steps on the Moon seemed like the beginning of an extraordinary new chapter for humanity. But 50 years after the Apollo 11 space mission, our dreams of travelling further afield may never become a reality
The impossibly stubborn question at the heart of quantum mechanics
A great debate has raged over what precisely this field can tell us. Ninety years later physicists still can’t decide
A scientist’s crisis of faith
Physics has lost its way argues a prominent German scientist
Astronomers have released a remarkable new image of planetary formation
There’s a taste of the sublime in the photograph of this extrasolar world
The problem with “multiverse theories”: they’re just not science
This admittedly catchy idea is undermining the integrity of physics
How special is human existence? The answer could lie in multiverse theory
New calculations shed light on one of science’s great puzzles
The UK is investing in a Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment—bring on the results
Neutrinos raise questions faster than they answer them, but in science that’s a good thing
Time crystals: what are they?
Physicists are reporting their creation
Extremes are often the best place to look for new physics
High-pressure science can produce surprises—as demonstrated by two recent discoveries
Roger Penrose and the vision thing
Penrose—who has now won the Nobel—is still defining the way we see the universe. But, asked Philip Ball in 2017, in today's world of ultra-specialised science, could a thinker of such breadth ever emerge again?
Supersonic Santa
How Father Christmas delivers presents—the physics