New magnetic field could help explain Earth’s magnetic-field flipping
Earth has not one, but two distinct magnetic fields, claim researchers
Read article: Table-top experiment could explain why continents drift
Table-top experiment could explain why continents drift
Interactions between convection cells and solid objects provide insight into how 'supercontinents' form and then break apart
Read article: Alpha Centauri might harbour an ‘Earth’
Alpha Centauri might harbour an ‘Earth’
Astronomers set to begin five-year search
Read article: Secret of sandcastle building revealed
Secret of sandcastle building revealed
Water bridges the gap between grains
Physicists get to the bottom of volcano hotspots
Mantle plumes rise to the occasion
The best of 2007
Monthly highlights from the year in physics
Read article: Neutrinos could probe Earth’s structure
Neutrinos could probe Earth’s structure
Technique would be more direct than seismology
Read article: Physicists discover new layer in Earth’s mantle
Physicists discover new layer in Earth’s mantle
Layer marks the transition of spin states in iron
Read article: US chooses site for underground lab
US chooses site for underground lab
Gold mine will host new lab for neutrino physics and geoscience
Read article: Big stars have weather too
Big stars have weather too
"Clouds" of mercury could explain why big stars have surface structure
