For decades, scientists have puzzled over why magnetic reconnection seems to occur at nearly the same speed in vastly different regions of space.

Fruit flies reacted differently when shielded from geomagnetism, revealing links among weak magnetic fields, metabolism and ...

Every year, millions of migratory birds travel between different geographical regions on Earth to find food, escape cold weather or reach safe environments to raise chicks. To determine which ...

A strange magnetic state inside a compound called YbMnBi₂ could help explain one of ...

Reducing Earth’s magnetic field to near zero changed how fruit flies aged, moved, and produced cellular energy. The effects ...

Migratory birds are known for their ability to traverse thousands of kilometers to reach their breeding or wintering grounds. Research by Bangor University found that these birds, in this case, ...

A nuclear fusion experiment at the University of Wisconsin-Madison has set a record for the strongest steady magnetic field confining a plasma, ushering in new hope that forthcoming demonstration ...

A trio of physicists, two with Coventry University, in the U.K., and the third with Laboratoire National des Champs Magnétiques Intenses, in France, has demonstrated how Earth's magnetic field may be ...

Using a specially engineered beam of light from an ultrafast laser, UC San Diego engineers demonstrate a new approach to ...