Climate Research update Shifting day-night cloud patterns may be making climate change worse Asymmetric effects of surface warming on cloud cover may amplify it, say researchers Read article: Shifting day-night cloud patterns may be making climate change worse
Climate Research update Fluorescent dye helps reveal the secrets of ocean circulation For the first time, researchers have directly measured the upwelling of cold, deep water towards the ocean surface Read article: Fluorescent dye helps reveal the secrets of ocean circulation
Metrology Blog Climate change will affect how time is corrected using ‘negative leap seconds’ Melting of polar ice is accelerating our planet’s angular velocity Read article: Climate change will affect how time is corrected using ‘negative leap seconds’
Climate Research update Atlantic current circulation could shut down, say climate scientists The collapse of the main current that warms Europe would have far-reaching consequences for ecosystems as well as human civilization Read article: Atlantic current circulation could shut down, say climate scientists
Climate Research update Stratospheric effect boosts global warming as carbon dioxide levels rise New research explains variations in climate-model predictions Read article: Stratospheric effect boosts global warming as carbon dioxide levels rise
Quantum computing Podcasts Why Alice & Bob are making cat qubits, IOP calls for action on net-zero target This podcast features a quantum entrepreneur and an energy expert Read article: Why Alice & Bob are making cat qubits, IOP calls for action on net-zero target
Nuclear power Opinion and reviews Nuclear Now by Oliver Stone – putting nuclear energy back on the table Robert P Crease reveals the lessons from Oliver Stone’s new movie Nuclear Now Read article: Nuclear Now by Oliver Stone – putting nuclear energy back on the table
Climate Research update Climate-change ‘fingerprint’ is identified in the upper atmosphere Observations agree with computer simulations of global warming Read article: Climate-change ‘fingerprint’ is identified in the upper atmosphere
Artificial intelligence Research update New approach retrains deep neural networks to deal with changes in complex systems Research could help us understand how weather is affected by climate change Read article: New approach retrains deep neural networks to deal with changes in complex systems
Earth sciences Feature Epoch or event? Defining the Anthropocene Ian Randall delves into the conflicting definitions and characterization of the Anthropocene, the age of humankind’s impact on the planet Read article: Epoch or event? Defining the Anthropocene