Earth sciences Research update Water reaches new depths Swiss geophysicists have found evidence for water deep inside the Earth’s upper mantle Read article: Water reaches new depths
Earth sciences Research update Route one to the centre of the Earth Geophysicist proposes novel way to study the Earth’s core Read article: Route one to the centre of the Earth
Nuclear physics Research update Potassium-40 heats up Earth’s core Geophysicists have found evidence for an extra source of heat inside planets
Earth sciences Research update How the Earth’s core was formed Japanese researchers have shed light on how the Earth's core separated from its shell Read article: How the Earth’s core was formed
Mathematical physics Research update Sand-dune science creeps ahead Dunes made in the lab could help communities beset by encroaching desert
Education and outreach Research update Physics teaching comes down to earth Teachers propose Earth Science contexts for physics in the classroom
Planetary science Research update Earth’s expanding girth Our planet has become even less spherical since 1998 Read article: Earth’s expanding girth
Nuclear physics Research update Mobile NMR leaves the field behind New technique promises to eliminate the effects of the Earth’s magnetic field
Lasers Research update Lasers propel paper aeroplanes ‘Ablation’ technique could be scaled up to make lightweight aircraft
Surfaces and interfaces Research update Condensed matter escapes the lab Surface science and quantum mechanics probe star birth and the Earth’s core