Supernova debris speeds up neutron stars, strengthening magnetic fields. This explains why low-intensity magnetars still produce bursts.

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Every few hundred thousand years, Earth’s magnetic poles flip, turning north into south and south into north. These ...

Discover the challenges and breakthroughs in nuclear fusion, the clean energy source of the future. Learn about the science ...

It's a key problem that will need to be addressed if humans are to attempt deep-space, long-duration missions. Not only is radiation exposure a dangerous health risk to humans, but it also poses a ...

A perfectly preserved ancient tree fossil offered scientists an unprecedented view into a moment 42,000 years ago when the Earth’s magnetic field went haywire. The compelling 2021 study tells the ...

Discover how sea turtles navigate the ocean using their internal GPS and learn about their magnetic field perception.

Sea turtles are capable of creating GPS-like magnetic maps to guide them back to foraging grounds, and they do a little dance ...

Loggerhead turtles “dance” when exposed to food-associated magnetic fields, and their magnetic map may help them return to ...

Magnetic field data collected by ESA's Swarm satellites and other sources has been coverted into these frightening sounds.