Read article: Simulating lunar craters and the impacts that cause them
Simulating lunar craters and the impacts that cause them
Results suggest projectile materials may remain on the Moon
Read article: Simulating lunar craters and the impacts that cause them
Scientists recreate pressures and temperatures found deep within the Earth
Inner/outer core boundary a balmy 6000 °C
Read article: Life among the MERtians
Life among the MERtians
What's it like to work on Mars? Stephen J Pyne reviews an anthropologist's account of the team behind the Mars Exploration Rovers
Read article: Analysing ash flows from volcanic explosions
Analysing ash flows from volcanic explosions
New model identifies two key effects for ash aggregation
Read article: Deep-sea imaging reveals how tectonic plates slide
Deep-sea imaging reveals how tectonic plates slide
New layer of melt seen at plate–mantle boundary
Read article: New radiation ring spotted in Van Allen belt
New radiation ring spotted in Van Allen belt
Temporary but long-lived "storage ring" of electrons seen
Read article: Search for ‘unparticles’ focuses on Earth’s crust
Search for ‘unparticles’ focuses on Earth’s crust
Evidence for a fifth force could lie beneath our feet
Read article: Searching for magnetic monopoles in polar rocks
Searching for magnetic monopoles in polar rocks
Method advantageous for a range of monopole masses and charges
Read article: Multimedia highlights of 2012
Multimedia highlights of 2012
From the fault lines of San Francisco to the insane traffic of Mumbai
Read article: GRAIL mission peers beneath the Moon’s fractured surface
GRAIL mission peers beneath the Moon’s fractured surface
Map of lunar gravity sheds light on early solar system
