Ultrafast science Research update Laser lights up water droplets New technique could monitor the composition of pollutants in the atmosphere Read article: Laser lights up water droplets
Lasers Research update Lasers propel paper aeroplanes ‘Ablation’ technique could be scaled up to make lightweight aircraft
Climate Research update Light flashes charge the atmosphere ‘Blue jets’ make an electrical connection between clouds and the upper atmosphere Read article: Light flashes charge the atmosphere
Climate Research update Physicists forecast ‘super-Niño’ El Niño and La Niña could be fluctuations in a longer-term climate phenomenon Read article: Physicists forecast ‘super-Niño’
Stars and solar physics Research update Supernova link to ancient extinction Iron in the Earth’s crust gives clue to marine extinction two million years ago
Climate Research update Radiation budget is called to account Earlier this year a group of some 70 scientists spent an intense week in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains in Colorado reviewing the current understanding of the radiation budget of the atmosphere....
Climate Research update City air pollution becomes clear The link between water absorption and light scattering in airborne particles is surprisingly complex
Stars and solar physics Research update Moon illuminates climate study Dark side of the Moon can reveal changes in our atmosphere Read article: Moon illuminates climate study
Planetary science Research update Jets on Jupiter: first view of an auroral flare The solar wind and the giant planet's magnetic field combine to produce a huge plume Read article: Jets on Jupiter: first view of an auroral flare
Planetary science Research update Night-time on Venus Signals from the dark side of Venus shed light on our neighbour's atmosphere