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 ...

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Scientists have found an elusive third form of magnetism that could help solve a longstanding puzzle about superconductors.

A team of physicists and engineers at the University of Colorado Boulder has discovered a new way to measure the orientation of magnetic fields using what may be the tiniest compasses around—atoms.

Earth’s magnetic field is detected by species across the animal kingdom, but new research suggests that sea turtles may be ...

Planets originate from protoplanetary disks, circulating disks of gas and dust that develop around young stars, a recent ...

An experiment in Sweden has demonstrated control over a novel kind of magnetism, giving scientists a new way to explore a ...

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

Scientists have unlocked a previously unseen behavior of acoustic waves, opening up new possibilities for cutting-edge ...

Other sources of magnetism include magnetized ... With its satellites flying at an altitude between 462 km and 511 km, Swarm measures Earth's magnetic field more accurately than ever before.