Planetary science Research update Geologist claims to have found plate tectonics on Mars "Strike-strip" fault points towards large-scale movements Read article: Geologist claims to have found plate tectonics on Mars
Renewables Video What is fracking? James Verdon describes how to squeeze out hard-to-reach shale gas Read article: What is fracking?
Metrology Research update Giant carbon-capturing funnels discovered in Southern Ocean Five 1000 km-wide carbon-sink zones identified Read article: Giant carbon-capturing funnels discovered in Southern Ocean
Earth sciences Research update X-rays probe the origins of hotspot volcanoes Experiment may provide evidence for "mantle plume" hypothesis Read article: X-rays probe the origins of hotspot volcanoes
Planetary science Research update ‘Missing silicon problem’ solved, say geophysicists Earth's lower mantle matches chondritic meteorites Read article: ‘Missing silicon problem’ solved, say geophysicists
Renewables Opinion and reviews Return to Macondo Alastair Fraser reviews Joel Achenbach's A Hole at the Bottom of the Sea: the Race to Kill the BP Oil Gusher Read article: Return to Macondo
Earth sciences Research update Rapidly spotting major earthquakes using GPS New system could identify major quakes within minutes Read article: Rapidly spotting major earthquakes using GPS
Planetary science Research update Further doubts cast over lunar formation models More isotopic similarities between Earth and Moon found Read article: Further doubts cast over lunar formation models
Earth sciences Interview When the Earth’s magnetic field flips French geophysicist Vincent Courtillot discusses why the Earth's magnetic field occasionally flips Read article: When the Earth’s magnetic field flips
Earth sciences Feature How to forecast an earthquake Edwin Cartlidge investigates the latest in earthquake forecasting Read article: How to forecast an earthquake