Do cosmic rays destroy the ozone layer?
New data support alternative process, says physicist
Read article: US pays price for $500m budget blunder
US pays price for $500m budget blunder
Carbon-capture demonstration plant was cancelled due to miscalculation
Read article: Supernovae recorded in the Antarctic ice
Supernovae recorded in the Antarctic ice
Nitrate levels in ice holds information about historic astronomical events
Read article: NASA missions: late and expensive
NASA missions: late and expensive
Report finds bulk of projects delayed or over budget
Read article: Desert mechanics
Desert mechanics
Physicists propose mechanism for giant sand dune formation and distribution
Read article: NASA’s carbon-dioxide mission fails
NASA’s carbon-dioxide mission fails
$270m Orbiting Carbon Observatory lost in Pacific Ocean
Read article: Moth eyes inspire more efficient solar cell
Moth eyes inspire more efficient solar cell
Anti-reflective coating based on natural metamaterial
Read article: Can geoengineering cool the climate?
Can geoengineering cool the climate?
Physicists scrutinize climate intervention
Read article: Muons reveal upper atmosphere’s temperature
Muons reveal upper atmosphere’s temperature
Freak warming detected from deep underground
Read article: Reasons to be cheerful
Reasons to be cheerful
The economy may be in a nosedive but there is plenty to look forward to in science this year
