Climate Research update Earth’s glaciers melting at an accelerated rate 'Dynamic thinning' of the Greenland and Antarctic ice sheets tracked by NASA satellite Read article: Earth’s glaciers melting at an accelerated rate
Stars and solar physics Research update The Sun could be heading into period of extended calm Weakness in the Sun's magnetic field allows more particles to escape Read article: The Sun could be heading into period of extended calm
Earth sciences Research update Heavy water could add weight to climate models Researchers attempt to unravel past climates by analysing water isotopes Read article: Heavy water could add weight to climate models
Renewables News Physicist to advise UK on energy and climate change David MacKay describes current debate as a 'Punch and Judy show' Read article: Physicist to advise UK on energy and climate change
Policy and funding Opinion and reviews Plan B for climate change Techniques to manipulate the Earth's climate are now rightly entering mainstream debate Read article: Plan B for climate change
Climate Research update Geoengineering could be needed to halt climate change Cutting carbon emissions may not be enough, says Royal Society Read article: Geoengineering could be needed to halt climate change
Climate Feature Engineering the climate 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 Read article: Engineering the climate
Climate News Engineers call for ‘artificial trees’ to reduce CO2 100,000 such trees could remove all the UK's transport emissions Read article: Engineers call for ‘artificial trees’ to reduce CO2
Transport properties Research update Cloud watching goes hi-tech New device could reveal cloud structure in unprecedented detail
Planetary science Research update Darwin’s grandson proved right over fishy physics Marine animals responsible for mixing the world’s oceans, claim researchers Read article: Darwin’s grandson proved right over fishy physics