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A wealth of information is available online, in useful encyclopaedic form. But how much of it is to be trusted?

Presenting your research to an auditorium of peers can be a daunting prospect, particularly for those at the start of their careers. But with a little thought and preparation, it needn't be.

Physics is a hit on the small screen, in US comedy The Big Bang Theory, and takes a leading role in this month's World Science Fair.

Once it seemed there were but a few holes in our understanding of physics. Today, we risk crucial gaps opening up in the funding of physics research.

In this month's issue, we present our first 'Focus' — a collection of specially commissioned review and opinion pieces — on the topic of quantum phase transitions.

We want to hear from physicists what kind of tools would help in managing the ever-growing tide of information from, and the exciting possibilities of, the internet.

The Kavli Foundation will award its first prizes in 2008, as two new Kavli Institutes set about making their mark in China.

CERN's latest accelerator is taking shape.

In the developing world, building a research community might not seem a priority, but it is a means to strengthen the development agenda and secure the future.

Fifty years after the launch of Sputnik, does the prospect of manned spaceflight, back to the Moon and onwards to Mars, still have the power to impress?

We regularly get queries about the minutiae of Nature Physics format, but what we really care about is that the papers are clear and accessibly written.

Britain has a new leader, and with him a new science minister in a new department: would you guess that the 'Department of Innovation, Universities and Skills' now holds the remit for science?

Of course we're pleased. We want to shout it from the rooftops. Nature Physics has its first impact factor, and it's a good one.

It's an old issue — how do we tackle the under-representation of women at all career levels in physics research — but are there any new answers?

As gatekeepers to the development of nuclear weapons, physicists have a right to a seat at the table in deciding what role these weapons have in a post-cold-war world.

The demonstration of the “world's first commercial quantum computer” is as ambitious as it is exciting. But where are the data?

A new year, a new look: Nature Physics has fresh page designs and fresh content to take you into 2007, and beyond...