Planetary science Research update Coasts confirmed as main source of Earth’s ‘hum’ Coupling between atmosphere and solid Earth creates mysterious planetary noise Read article: Coasts confirmed as main source of Earth’s ‘hum’
Telescopes and space missions Research update Thunderclouds accelerate cosmic electrons Physicists explain how gamma rays are generated in clouds Read article: Thunderclouds accelerate cosmic electrons
Telescopes and space missions Research update Galactic link to climate change in doubt Sun’s passage through spiral arms not correlated with climate change, says new research Read article: Galactic link to climate change in doubt
Climate Research update Aerosol cooling overestimated, says new study Masking of global warming could be smaller than previously thought
Planetary science Research update Earth’s magnetic field perturbed by ‘electric oceans’, claims researcher Is Atlantic Ocean circulation responsible for magnetic oddities in Europe? Read article: Earth’s magnetic field perturbed by ‘electric oceans’, claims researcher
Planetary science Research update Cosmic rays offer clue to lightning Tracking cosmic rays in a thunderstorm may explain how lightning occurs, say physicists Read article: Cosmic rays offer clue to lightning
Vacuum and cryogenics Opinion and reviews The power of robotics Robotics competitions supply a vital missing link in science and engineering education, says Robert P Crease Read article: The power of robotics
Renewables Research update Modellers predict doubly bad global warming Business-as-usual will cause temperature rise of 5.2° by 2100, warn MIT scientists
Climate Research update Antarctic input to rising oceans ‘overestimated’ Study halves previous estimates of western Antarctic ice sheet’s contribution to sea-level rise Read article: Antarctic input to rising oceans ‘overestimated’
Telescopes and space missions Research update ‘Chorus’ generates mystery space hiss Physicists trace the origin of protective radio waves Read article: ‘Chorus’ generates mystery space hiss