Read article: Multipolar dance could flip Earth’s magnetic field
Multipolar dance could flip Earth’s magnetic field
Geomagnetic field reduced to a set of simple equations
Read article: Multipolar dance could flip Earth’s magnetic field
Read article: In search of the black swans
In search of the black swans
The publish-or-perish ethic too often favours a narrow and conservative approach to scientific innovation. Mark Buchanan asks whether we are pushing revolutionary ideas to the margi...
Do cosmic rays destroy the ozone layer?
New data support alternative process, says physicist
Read article: Stars in his eyes
Stars in his eyes
Inspiring public interest in the night sky is one of the key objectives of the International Year of Astronomy. You can be sure then that the Public Astronomer of the UK – Marek Kuk...
Read article: Kepler mission set for blast-off
Kepler mission set for blast-off
$590m craft targets 100,000 stars in search for Earth-like planets
Read article: Brave new worlds
Brave new worlds
The abundance of Earth-like planets will be determined in the next five years, with profound implications for the prevalence of life in the universe. Alan Boss describes the coming...
Cosmic visions
With the International Year of Astronomy now in full swing, leading figures from the world of astronomy reveal what they think are the biggest challenges for the subject
Read article: Web life: Cosmic Diary
Web life: Cosmic Diary
The official blog of IYA2009
Read article: A pale orange dot
A pale orange dot
Agustin Chicarro surveys a new account of Saturn's largest moon
Read article: The Galileo affair
The Galileo affair
Maurice A Finocchiaro discusses the lessons and the cultural repercussions of Galileo’s telescopic discoveries
