Magnetism

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Your Brain Contains Magnetic Particles, and Scientists Want to Know Why

By Yasemin Saplakoglu published

Researchers explore magnetism in human brains deep inside a remote forest.

Mind
Magnetic environment

NASA Satellites Make Magnetic Discovery in Turbulent Space Near Earth

By Samantha Mathewson published

NASA's Magnetospheric Multiscale (MMS) spacecraft has detected magnetic activity occurring in a new and surprising way in the environment of near-Earth space.

Space Exploration
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Earth's Magnetic Field is A Ruthless, Solar-Wind-Shredding Machine

By Brandon Specktor published

Once again, we have Earth's magnetic field to thank for protecting us from our fire-breathing sun.

Planet Earth
If some dark matter does carry an electric charge, that could explain why the hydrogen gas floating between stars at the cosmic dawn was much cooler than expected. Shown here, an artist's impression of the evolution of the universe beginning with the Big

Dark Matter May Have an Electric Charge

By Marcus Woo published

The mysterious substance may not just interact with other matter through gravity.

Dark Matter
(This is not what the flying doughnuts actually look like.)

Researchers Crack the Code of 'Flying Doughnuts'

By Rafi Letzter published

Toroids! Toroids! Toroids!

Physics & Mathematics
Earth’s magnetic field protects us from the solar wind by deflecting the charged particles. And for some reason, the field has been drifting westward.

Earth's Magnetic Field Is Drifting Westward, and Nobody Knows Why

By Stephanie Pappas published

Weird, slow-moving waves in the planet's core could explain the mysterious drifting.

Planet Earth
Artisti's impression of the moon's structure.

Gooey, Magma Ocean May Have Once Roiled Inside the Moon

By Stephanie Pappas published

The ancient moon may have had a gooey interior that likely triggered the lunar magnetic field.

The Moon
earth's magnetic field now and in times past

Why Earth's Magnetic Field Might Not Flip After All

By Stephanie Pappas published

The magnetic field is likely to recover without major disruption, new research finds.

Planet Earth
magnetic field map

Oceans' Mysterious Magnetic Field Is Mapped in Stunning Detail from Space

By Laura Geggel published

Satellites circling Earth have mapped an elusive, invisible force in unprecedented detail: the magnetic field created by the currents in the planet's salty oceans, according to new research.

Rivers & Oceans
clay excavated from iron age shows earth's magnetic field

An Electro-Blob Under Africa May Be 'Ground Zero' for Earth's Magnetic Field Reversal

By Stephanie Pappas published

Minerals locked in clays burnt by ancient African farmers reveal the history of Earth's magnetic field.

Planet Earth
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