Scientists have discovered HIP 67522 b, a planet so close to its star that its orbit disturbs the star’s magnetic field, ...

The research team has identified atacamite as a material with magnetocaloric properties. Natural crystals have long ...

Many animals seem to have a mysterious sixth sense that allows them to travel through the world in ways that humans can only ...

Imagine a world where the weather forecast isn’t just a guess, but a button you can press. Picture farmers summoning rain for ...

Scientists explore the mystery of Neanderthal extinction. A new theory links their disappearance to the Laschamp event. This ...

The magnetic poles are the two ends of the magnetosphere, which surrounds the Earth like a giant, invisible force field. This ...

“We find that both exhibit strong linearly increasing trends, coupled with a large surge in magnitude between 330 and 220 ...

If you feel like you've seen more of the northern lights painting the night sky lately, you'd be right—and there's an explanation for the uptick.

These machines need strong magnetic fields to work properly. So you can probably imagine that it's bad news if metal goes in or near one. Indeed, MRI accidents do happen — including deadly ones.

Occasionally, the magnetic field’s north and south poles swap completely—a natural phenomenon that has taken place about 180 times in Earth’s history.