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 ...

Angular momentum is a fundamental quantity in physics that describes the rotational motion of objects. In quantum physics, it ...

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

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

Two German physicists have reimagined how to create powerful and uniform magnetic fields using compact permanent magnets. By ...

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

Using nuclear magnetic resonance, researchers at ETH Zurich have studied the atomic environments of single platinum atoms in ...

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

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

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