Friday, 25 May, 2012

Losing count: New study finds object larger than Pluto in the distant solar system. Do we now have 10 planets — or 8?

Land use: When it changes, so does the climate! The plow and the thermometer: What relationship?

What are earthquakes? How do we study them? Are we any closer to accurate predictions?

Think you know the Milky Way, our home galaxy? Think again. There’s a large bar at the center, and it’s open for business. It might even be feeding a black hole… Meet the newest galactic doo-dad…

What can we learn from whacking comets, up close and personal? What do comets tell us about the early solar system? And what is the role of comets in history?

Farms release airborne, drug-resistant bacteria, and indoor air could be making you sick. More news about the particles we breathe every day.

How do tsunami warning systems work? How quickly could one be built in the Indian Ocean?

Cassini finds lightning strikes on Saturn, haze on moon Titan, dust between the rings, and new rotation rate.

New view of crystals that form into planets in protoplanetary disks. Which came first, the planet or the crystals?

How do volcanoes work (p. 2)? How do we predict them (p. 3)? How do they change the landscape (p. 4)? How does life return after the eruption (p. 6)?