LATEST HEADLINES
Devastating Indonesian earthquake 'still to come'
17:49 02 October 2009 | 1 comment
A megaquake in the Sumatra region is long overdue, say geologists, but the earthquake this week wasn't it
Asian quake could trigger California's big one
IN BRIEF: 16:49 01 October 2009 | 9 comments
Powerful earthquakes 700 and 8000 kilometres away are known to have weakened the San Andreas fault
Cosmic rays reveal erupting volcano's guts
IN BRIEF: 16:38 01 October 2009 | 2 comments
Subatomic particles reveal how much magma was blasted out of a volcano in Japan
Galaxy study hints at cracks in dark matter theories
19:10 30 September 2009 | 113 comments
More than two dozen galaxies of all shapes and sizes show the same ratio of dark matter to normal matter in their central regions – current theories can't explain why
How far could you travel in a spaceship?
THIS WEEK: 18:54 23 September 2009 | 142 comments
An astronaut could reach the edge of the cosmos and return – as long as they know when to slam on the brakes
Climate change may trigger earthquakes and volcanoes
THIS WEEK: 18:53 23 September 2009 | 71 comments
Even tiny changes in weather and climate can trigger geological disasters, so we should be wary of provoking the planet further
Artificial cloud created at the edge of space
17:54 21 September 2009 | 12 comments
A rocket launch on Saturday released dust high above the Earth – the experiment could help researchers understand mysterious 'night-shining' clouds
Climate myths: Any cooling disproves global warming
11:00 21 September 2009 | 166 comments
In fact, even if the world does cool over the next few years as some predict, it in no way undermines the certainty about long-term warming due to greenhouse gas emissions
Visions of data
GALLERY: 12:15 18 September 2009
See new ways of visualising data, showcased at a recent conference, from penguin tracking to beating forged signatures
Probe gets clearest glimpse yet of cosmic dawn
21:40 17 September 2009 | 71 comments
The recently launched Planck spacecraft has imaged its first strip of sky, revealing the afterglow of the big bang in unprecedented detail
Rare meteorite found by 'fireball' observatory
19:55 17 September 2009 | 16 comments
Robotic cameras that spotted a bright meteor, or fireball, in the night sky have led scientists to an unusual rock that holds clues to the early solar system
When opposite charges repel
IN BRIEF: 19:05 17 September 2009 | 15 comments
The stand-offish behaviour of some charged water droplets could result in new purification technologies
QUANTUM WORLD
Could we create quantum creatures?
Making living things act like quantum objects could become a reality with a new idea for trapping small objects
GEOLOGY
Antarctica's hidden plumbing revealed
The first complete map of the lakes beneath Antarctica suggests the icy continent's secret water network is more active than we thought
