Lab Notes: Saluting Stephen Hawking

This week's biggest stories Stephen Hawking, science's brightest star, dies aged 76 Doctors stunned to find huge air pocket where part of man's brain should be Archaeopteryx 'flew in bursts like a pheasant', scientists say HS2 excavations uncover prehistoric subtropical coastline in Ruislip, west London Stephen Hawking, 1942-2018 Obituary / Mind over matter Theoretical physicist who made revolutionary contributions to our understanding of the nature of the universe In pictures / The life of Stephen Hawking A Brief History of Time / Editor Peter Guzzardi on the making of a bestseller Legacy / We still don't have the technology to verify Stephen Hawking's big ideas From The Simpsons to Pink Floyd / Hawking in popular culture Best quotes / 'Life would be tragic if it weren't funny' Eye on science Geophysicists record volcanic thunder for first time Listen to rumblings recorded by geophysicists during violent eruptions on a Pacific island last year Straight from the lab The Past and the Curious / Have we really found Amelia Earhart's bones? Brain flapping / Why astrology is turning to millennials Notes & Theories / Why humans are optimised for endurance running, not speed Lost Worlds Revisited / Dinosaurs in the Wild: a palaeontologist's view Podcasts A Neuroscientist Explains / The evolutionary origins of social behaviour Science Weekly / Is it possible to enhance and rewire the adult brain? From the archive / Stephen Hawking's family and friends discuss his incredible contribution to science Alex Bellos's puzzle Can you solve it? The Pi Day party starts here Puzzles that celebrate circles Where to find us Twitter: @guardianscience | @guardiansciblog Facebook: Guardian Science Guardian News & Media Limited - a member of Guardian Media Group PLC. Registered Office: Kings Place, 90 York Way, London, N1 9GU. Registered in England No. 908396