Particles and interactions Research update Ancient Romans join neutrino hunt Lead from a sunken Roman ship will shield nuclear physics experiment Read article: Ancient Romans join neutrino hunt
Telescopes and space missions Research update First stunning images from NASA’s Sun gazer Solar Dynamics Observatory reveals Sun's surface in multicolour Read article: First stunning images from NASA’s Sun gazer
Quantum optics Research update Single atoms go transparent EIT seen in single atoms, real and artificial Read article: Single atoms go transparent
Planetary science Research update Dwarf planets are not space potatoes A lower limit on the size of dwarf planets Read article: Dwarf planets are not space potatoes
Telescopes and space missions Research update Physicists find a particle accelerator in the sky Radio waves suggest lightning 'sprites' create powerful electron beams Read article: Physicists find a particle accelerator in the sky
Renewables Research update Where has all the heat gone? Climate scientists ponder Earth’s missing energy Read article: Where has all the heat gone?
Telescopes and space missions Research update Astronomers develop new planet-hunting tool Novel technique could let smaller telescopes find extrasolar planets Read article: Astronomers develop new planet-hunting tool
Ultracold matter Research update Randomness is no lottery thanks to entangled ions Number sequences guaranteed random by quantum mechanics Read article: Randomness is no lottery thanks to entangled ions
Stars and solar physics Research update Sun blamed for Europe’s colder winters Study finds strong link between solar output and winter temperatures Read article: Sun blamed for Europe’s colder winters
Ultracold matter Research update BEC coupled to mechanical oscillator Ultracold gas offers new way of probing tiny vibrations Read article: BEC coupled to mechanical oscillator