In theory, as Earth spins through its magnetic field, any conductive material placed on its surface should experience a force that nudges electrons, creating a current. Yet this doesn’t happen ...

A new study reports that researchers have successfully used a meticulously designed cylinder to harness electricity as it ...

Experiments suggest an unusual magnetic material could help harness energy from Earth’s rotation. But not everyone is ...

Despite centuries of efforts to map our planet precisely, our view of the world will always be political and imperfect.

Discover how iron's opacity in the sun challenges scientific models, and how researchers are working to resolve the ...

By analyzing seismic waves from earthquakes from the 1960s, researchers from Peking University deduced that the Earth's inner core has experienced a b ...

Venus is a Victim of a Rampant Greenhouse Effect Venus's atmosphere is made mostly of carbon dioxide, one of the greenhouse ...

Contrary to previous assumptions, the Moon's passage through Earth's magnetic field, or "geotail," does not lead to lower plasma densities. Listen to Story Scientists from the Space Physics Laboratory ...

Earth formed over 4.5 billion years ago from a swirling cloud of gas and dust squished together by gravity. That same cloud gave rise to our entire solar system, including our star, the sun.

In recent years, research has focused on a possible correlation between the sun or moon and seismic activity on Earth, with some studies pointing to tidal forces or electromagnetic effects ...