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

Continent-sized structures of mineral protruding from the lower mantle towards Earth's outer core may be contributing to an ...

Surprising differences in the two so-called Large Low-Velocity Provinces may risk instability in Earth's protective magnetic ...

As the spring equinox approaches, northern lights hunters will scour the skies for breathtaking displays of color.

For decades, something strange has lurked inside the icy giants of our solar system. Uranus and Neptune, distant blue worlds ...

Better analysis techniques have given researchers the ability to detect radio pulses that last from seconds to minutes and ...

If it weren’t for the magnetic field that surrounds our planet, blocking cosmic radiation and solar wind, Earth would likely have little atmosphere to speak of. Life (at least of the human variety) ...

Reader Jayant Bhalerao, a college physics instructor, found the story useful in class: “We will share it with our students, so that they can appreciate how ...

BENGALURU: The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on Friday shared details of its new study by the Space Physics ...

Dancing turtles have proved for the first time that some animals use Earth's magnetic field to create a personal map of their ...

Credit: Nature "We've known for 20 years that sea turtles have magnetic maps and now, by showing that they can learn new locations, we have learned how the maps might be built and modified," said ...