Deep in Chile’s Atacama Desert, scientists studied a green crystal called atacamite—and discovered it can cool itself ...

The magnetic barrier that protects Earthlings from radiation almost collapsed some 565 million years ago. Here’s what saved ...

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Scientists convert Earth's magnetic field collapse from 41,000 years ago into chilling audio, revealing ancient cosmic ...

Earth’s magnetic field has correlated with fluctuations in atmospheric oxygen, according to a newly released study.

Long theorized but never observed, the first known “planet with a death wish” is described by Ilin and her colleagues in a ...

Modern low-power solutions to computer memory rely heavily on the manipulation of the magnetic properties of materials.

One of those investigations involved a distinctive deep dive into studying the interior of the moon.

A fluffy, Jupiter-sized planet may be triggering deadly flares from its star, leading to the slow destruction of its own ...

The clingy planet orbits so close to its star, it triggers powerful explosions of radiation that eat away at its atmosphere.