Read article: Looking to the future of statistical physics, how intense storms can affect your cup of tea
In this podcast we chat about active matter, artificial intelligence and storm Ciarán
Read article: Satellites burning up in the atmosphere may deplete Earth’s ozone layer
Pollution from decommissioned satellites re-entering the atmosphere poses a risk to the Earth’s protective ozone layer
Read article: Organic molecule from trees excels at seeding clouds, CERN study reveals
Sesquiterpene creates cloud-forming particles
Read article: Threshold for X-ray flashes from lightning is identified by simulations
Research could lead to new types of X-ray sources
Read article: Laser beam diverts the path of lightning strikes
In the first experimental demonstration of laser-guided lightning, researchers fire a laser beam into the sky to divert the course of lightning discharges
Read article: Zig-zag lightning could be mediated by metastable oxygen
Physicists may have solved enduring mystery
Read article: Cosmic muons probe the interiors of tropical cyclones
Imaging technique could be used to improve storm forecasts
Read article: Atmospheric helium levels are on the rise
While not a worry in itself, the increase could serve as an indirect indicator of fossil fuel usage
Read article: Weather satellite sheds light on ‘Great Dimming’ of Betelgeuse star
Chance observations corroborate hybrid explanation for drop in brightness
Read article: Black-hole physics and that iconic ‘shadow’ image, balloons and rockets probe the atmosphere’s acoustic duct
We speak to a geophysicist and an astrophysicist in this week’s podcast
