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A weak spot in Earth’s protective magnetic field is growing larger and exposing orbiting satellites and astronauts to more ...

The Earth’s magnetic field has flipped 183 times over 83 million years, and a weakening field raises the risk of solar ...

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

Simulations and satellite data reveal that Earth's magnetic field is more complex than scientists had thought. Scientists ...

Geologists discovered ancient rocks in Greenland that preserve the oldest known traces of Earth’s early magnetic field.

The sun is on the verge of a significant event: a magnetic field reversal. What causes this switch in polarity, and is it dangerous for anything on Earth? Let's take a deep dive into the phenomenon of ...

NASA detects first “magnetic switchback” near Earth: an energetic change in your space shield that reveals new solar risks.

New research shows that light’s magnetic field is far more influential than scientists once believed. The team found that ...

Microscopic magnetic fossils found in North Atlantic seafloor sediments may represent components of an internal "GPS system" ...

Quantum devices that measure Earth's magnetic fields could help replace GPS—if researchers can figure out how to tell when ...