Earth sciences Research update ‘Zombie’ volcano reveals its secrets First high-resolution images of Bolivia's Uturuncu volcano show it is likely to remain active without actually erupting Read article: ‘Zombie’ volcano reveals its secrets
Earth sciences Research update Geophysicists pinpoint location of Yellowstone magma reservoir Seismic wave measurements suggest the supervolcano beneath the popular national park is unlikely to erupt any time soon Read article: Geophysicists pinpoint location of Yellowstone magma reservoir
Condensed matter Research update Earth’s core could contain lots of primordial helium, experiments suggest Noble gas forms compounds with iron at extremely high pressures Read article: Earth’s core could contain lots of primordial helium, experiments suggest
Earth sciences Research update Radioactive anomaly appears in the deep ocean Unexplained peak in the abundance of beryllium-10 in ferromanganese ocean crusts could become an independent time marker for geological dating Read article: Radioactive anomaly appears in the deep ocean
Earth sciences Podcasts Threads of fire: uncovering volcanic secrets with Pele’s hair and tears Hear from volcanologists about these stunning geological phenomena and the thrill of working in volcanic landscapes Read article: Threads of fire: uncovering volcanic secrets with Pele’s hair and tears
History Opinion and reviews Setting the scale: the life and work of Anders Celsius Tom Tierney reviews Celsius: a Life and Death by Degrees by Ian Hembrow Read article: Setting the scale: the life and work of Anders Celsius
Earth sciences Research update Lightning sets off bursts of high-energy electrons in Earth’s inner radiation belt Unexpected finding could help determine the safest times to launch spacecraft Read article: Lightning sets off bursts of high-energy electrons in Earth’s inner radiation belt
Earth sciences Feature Pele’s hair-raising physics: glassy gifts from a volcano goddess Volcanic hairs and tears reveal a wealth of information about what lies within lava Read article: Pele’s hair-raising physics: glassy gifts from a volcano goddess
Earth sciences Research update Ambipolar electric field helps shape Earth’s ionosphere Scientists make first ever measurements of a planet-wide field that could be as fundamental as gravity and magnetic fields Read article: Ambipolar electric field helps shape Earth’s ionosphere
Earth sciences Blog Why North America has a ‘tornado alley’ and South America doesn’t There’s a scientific reason why Twisters is set in the US Great Plains rather than Argentina, and it has to do with the Gulf of Mexico Read article: Why North America has a ‘tornado alley’ and South America doesn’t