Artifacts from the Iron Age have revealed an intense historical magnetic anomaly in the Middle East. Could using a similar ...

Earth's magnetic field protects from solar radiation. It originates from molten core motion. Magnetic north pole moves constantly. Field reversals occurred in the past. The field weakens in some areas ...

The moon causes a second phenomenon that affects Earth’s rotation on a human timescale. Beachgoers know full well that the moon’s gravity causes the seas’ daily high and low tides, and the solid Earth ...

Ozzy Osbourne left behind a very heavy legacy. Here's a look at his best songs, from Black Sabbath's "Paranoid" to "Crazy ...

Earth is fortunate in having a magnetic field: it protects the planet and its life from harmful cosmic radiation. Other ...

For more than 100 years, scientists have puzzled over whether the Earth’s magnetic field had already been generated stably ...

Deep in the heart of our galaxy lies one of the most chaotic and mysterious regions in space. Now, scientists have created the first detailed map of magnetic fields in this turbulent zone, providing ...

The magnetic barrier that protects Earthlings from radiation almost collapsed some 565 million years ago. Here’s what saved it.

Deep in Chile’s Atacama Desert, scientists studied a green crystal called atacamite—and discovered it can cool itself dramatically when placed in a magnetic field. Unlike a regular fridge ...