Nearly 200 years ago, a scientist named Michael Faraday tried experimenting to see whether Earth's magnetic field could help ...

The Earth's magnetic field and oxygen evolved together over 540 million years, according to a major NASA study.

University of Leicester engineers have unveiled a concept for a device designed to magnetically "cloak" sensitive components, ...

Florida State University researchers have created a new crystalline material with unusual magnetic patterns that could be ...

Earth’s magnetic field has long been framed as a planetary force field, a protective bubble that keeps the worst of the Sun’s ...

Our planet’s magnetosphere has seen dramatic shifts across its history—even total reversals—but this recent wrinkle doesn’t pose a threat to life ...

It’s possible to defy gravity using sound waves, magnets or electricity, but today’s methods can’t hoist heavy items high in ...

Recently the MagQuest competition on improving the measuring of the Earth’s magnetic field announced that the contestants in ...

Explore the fascinating world of clean energy with this step-by-step DIY magnetic generator build. Learn how everyday items like a CD, magnets, and copper coil can generate electricity using the ...

When Santa is done delivering presents on Christmas Eve, he must get back home to the North Pole, even if it's snowing so ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. David Bressan is a geologist who covers curiosities about Earth. Nov 28, 2025, 07:59am EST Map of the strength of the Earth's ...

A new precision magnetometer that changes optical properties in response to a magnetic field could advance space missions, ...