Complex systems Research update Physicists tackle polluted rivers New technique can pinpoint the source of chemical pollutants
Ultracold matter Research update Optical trap dates Egyptian water Laser-based magneto-optical trap dates 500 000 year old Egyptian groundwater Read article: Optical trap dates Egyptian water
Stars and solar physics Research update Sunspots hit new highs Analysis of carbon-14 in tree rings sheds news light on the Sun Read article: Sunspots hit new highs
Climate Feature Climate change: complexity in action The "integrated assessment" approach to climate change combines science, politics and economics
Telescopes and space missions Research update Making new minerals on the Moon Researchers have discovered a new mineral in a meteorite from the Moon Read article: Making new minerals on the Moon
Climate Research update Climate model predicts even hotter summers The heat wave of 2003 was a warning about the dangers of climate change Read article: Climate model predicts even hotter summers
Climate Research update Why is the tropopause getting higher? Atmospheric scientists pin increase on human-induced changes
Climate Research update Giant jets caught on camera Physicists may have found the missing link in the Earth’s ‘global electric circuit’