Every website that a Physics Major should check?

[RJLiberator]

I had a curious question.

I am wondering where physics majors and physicists obtain their "physics news".

Essentially, I am wondering on any given day/week/month, what are the websites (related to physics) that you check/read?

Thank you.

 

[Greg Bernhardt]

#1: https://www.physicsforums.com

 

[russ_watters]

Boom.

 

[RJLiberator]

Haha, fair enough guys.

But, what about something like phys.org? Is that a credible website for physics news? etc.

 

[radium]

Usually physics today and I always check the arXiv for new papers in my field.

 

[Greg Bernhardt]

But, what about something like phys.org? Is that a credible website for physics news? etc.

For quick headline news, yes, but always go the extra step and look at the paper/research the news is based off of. Phys.org usually has a link to it at the bottom.

 

[gleem]

Another good one is http://physicsworld.com/ sponsored by the Institute of Physics, IOP.

 

[TeethWhitener]

APS also has a highlights section called "Physics," but I think it only includes things that were published in APS journals. Nature and Science both generally have roundups of their favorites from the literature. ACS also publishes (more chemistry-oriented) science highlights in C&E news.

 

[ibkev]

https://www.physicsforums.com/insights/physics-blogs-you-need-to-be-reading

 

[ZombieFeynman]

I second physicsworld. Physics Today, published by APS, is also a good source, if a bit "fluffy."