Light has always been described as an elegant partnership of electric and magnetic fields, yet for nearly two centuries ...

In 1845, Michael Faraday discovered what’s known today as the Faraday Effect—which describes how light and electromagnetism ...

In 1882, the French Naturalist Camille Viguier was among the first to propose the existence of a magnetic sense. His ...

Scientists have recently discovered an interaction between an electromagnetic wave and its own magnetic component as it ...

Multiple lines of evidence suggest that pigeons sense magnetic fields by detecting electric currents in their inner ears.

Scientists have discovered that light’s long-ignored magnetic field may directly drive the Faraday effect.

Germany’s Federal Office for Radiation Protection has released the findings of a multi-year investigation into ...

NASA launches TRACERS satellites to reveal how solar energy penetrates Earth's magnetic shield and triggers space storms.

For the first time, scientists have measured a long-sought global electric field in the Earth’s atmosphere. This field, called the ambipolar electric field, was predicted to exist decades ago but ...

Researchers measured the amount of radiation drivers and passengers are exposed to while travelling in and charging electric ...