Read article: 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’
Astronomers set to begin five-year search
Read article: Secret of sandcastle building revealed
Water bridges the gap between grains
Mantle plumes rise to the occasion
Monthly highlights from the year in physics
Read article: Neutrinos could probe Earth’s structure
Technique would be more direct than seismology
Read article: 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
Gold mine will host new lab for neutrino physics and geoscience
Read article: Big stars have weather too
"Clouds" of mercury could explain why big stars have surface structure
Read article: Geophysicists offer explanation for Andes formation
3D simulation unveils mystery of the mountain range
