Learn how some of Earth’s magnetic field flips last longer than others, weakening our defenses against cosmic radiation.

Earth’s magnetic field is constantly swirling and shifting thanks to a colossal ocean of liquid metal sloshing around in its ...

Deep inside Earth, two massive hot rock structures have been quietly shaping the planet’s magnetic field for millions of ...

Far below the deepest boreholes, Earth’s core appears to keep its own rhythm, a slow magnetic throb that repeats roughly ...

While we have sent probes billions of kilometers into interstellar space, humans have barely scratched the surface of our own ...

Nematic materials are made of elongated molecules that align in a preferred direction, but, like in a fluid, are spaced out irregularly. The best-known nematic materials are liquid crystals, which are ...

Earth’s magnetic field is easy to forget. It doesn’t make noise, it doesn’t flash, and it doesn’t ask for attention. Yet it ...

A team of researchers succeeded at directly observing spin quadrupoles. This work was made possible through remarkable achievements over the last decades in synchrotron facility development. Liquid ...

A magnetic marker liquid that can help surgeons determine whether breast cancer has metastasised has been recommended for NHS use in England and Wales. Magtrace and Sentimag should be an option to ...