Earth's magnetic field dramatically flipped a little more than 40,000 years ago. We can now experience this epic upheaval, ...

Your navigation system just got a critical update, one that happens periodically because Earth’s magnetic north pole keeps moving. Here’s what to know.

A perfectly preserved ancient tree fossil offered scientists an unprecedented view into a moment 42,000 years ago when the Earth’s magnetic field went haywire. The compelling 2021 study tells the ...

As sunspots emerge on the sun's surface close to its equator, their orientations will match the old magnetic field, while sunspots forming closer to the poles will have a magnetic field matching the ...

Supernova debris speeds up neutron stars, strengthening magnetic fields. This explains why low-intensity magnetars still produce bursts.

The Earth is protected by a powerful magnetic field that helps keep us and other life forms safe ... Anthony is a technology junkie that has vast experience in computer systems and automobile ...

Could the expected solar flares bring a greater chance of seeing the northern lights? Sophia Herod takes a look.

Earth’s magnetic field is detected by species across the animal kingdom, but new research suggests that sea turtles may be ...

Farther out in the tail, the lines of Earth's magnetic field have been stretched and warped into something much messier. Physicists didn't think chorus waves could form amid the stretched-out mess ...

He said the overall strength of the Earth’s magnetic field has been decreasing over the past couple hundred years, but it doesn’t decrease uniformly. For instance, the field is getting weaker ...

While anyone can use the more powerful high-resolution model ... a new model before the planned update in 2030.” Earth’s magnetic field has behaved even more dramatically in the past, with ...