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  1. Physics

    Lasers could send messages right to a listener’s ear

    Communication in noisy environments or dangerous situations could one day rely on lasers.

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  2. Planetary Science

    Titan’s oddly thick atmosphere may come from cooked organic compounds

    Saturn’s moon Titan might get some of its hazy atmosphere by baking organic molecules in a warm core.

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  3. Climate

    Climate change might not slow ocean circulation as much as thought

    New measurements may call for a rethink of what controls ocean circulation in the North Atlantic.

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  4. Planetary Science

    NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover weighed the mountain it’s climbing

    Curiosity measures gravity as it drives, allowing scientists to weigh Mount Sharp and determine that the rock is less dense than expected.