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In depth: Geophysics & environmental physics
The lure of synchrotrons
Nov 2, 2009 1 comment Opinion
Robert P Crease asks how sound are the arguments that the next generation of synchrotron sources are an essential tool for meeting the energy challenge?
Sustainability made simple
Oct 1, 2009 Review
Niall MacKay and Roger Edgar assess what the UK government's new climate adviser has to say on energy
Wrong but useful
Oct 1, 2009 12 comments Feature
Gavin Schmidt explains how climate models are becoming an essential tool for politicians and policymakers
The road to sustainability
Oct 1, 2009 1 comment Feature
"Sustainability" is the hottest topic in energy research today, but what does it actually mean? George Crabtree and John Sarrao describe what makes a technology sustainable, and outline the materials-science challenges standing between us and clean, long-lasting energy
Publicize or perish
Oct 1, 2009 16 comments Opinion
Joseph Romm urges scientists to do much more to warn the public of the dangers of climate change
Web life: Clim'City
Oct 1, 2009 2 comments Review
Try the game that lets you stave off climate change
Challenges in tackling climate change
Oct 1, 2009 5 comments Opinion
In order to limit global warming by reducing carbon emissions, Lord Browne argues that the biggest barriers to a low-carbon economy in the UK are not scientific or technological but political
Plan B for climate change
Sep 2, 2009 8 comments Opinion
Techniques to manipulate the Earth's climate are now rightly entering mainstream debate
Engineering the climate
Sep 1, 2009 11 comments Feature
Geoengineering has so far been something of a taboo topic for climate scientists. Peter Cox and Hazel Jeffery explain why it is now time to take it seriously
The Earth – for physicists
Jul 31, 2009 6 comments Feature
Scientists are beginning to understand the extent to which the evolution of our planet has been shaped by collisions, bombardments and catastrophes. John Baez tells the violent history of a pale-blue dot
The power of robotics
Jun 2, 2009 2 comments Opinion
Robotics competitions supply a vital missing link in science and engineering education, says Robert P Crease
Web life: Hyperphysics
May 1, 2009 1 comment Review
Doing science in the open
May 1, 2009 12 comments Feature
Online networking tools are pervasive, but why have scientists been so slow to adopt many of them? Michael Nielsen explains how we can build a better culture of online collaboration
In search of the black swans
Apr 1, 2009 14 comments Feature
The publish-or-perish ethic too often favours a narrow and conservative approach to scientific innovation. Mark Buchanan asks whether we are pushing revolutionary ideas to the margins
Breaking new ground
Jan 5, 2009 2 comments Feature
The ability to predict earthquakes could save thousands of lives every year. But for most scientists, knowing in advance when and where such events will happen is little more than a pipe dream. Jon Cartwright tells the story of one physicist who believes that such warnings could soon be possible.
