Earth's magnetic field protects from solar radiation. It originates from molten core motion. Magnetic north pole moves constantly. Field reversals occurred in the past. The field weakens in some areas ...

Astrophotographers have snapped stunning shots of a giant shapeshifting solar prominence, dubbed "The Beast," which appeared over the sun's northeastern limb on July 12 and rained impossibly fast fire ...

Researchers have found the first new type of magnet in nearly a century. Now, these strange "altermagnets" could help us ...

Our planet’s gymnastics routine continues underneath our feet nearly every day, but researchers recently mapped what they say is one of the most “drastic events in the evolution of ...

The poles can flip over the course of hundreds or thousands of years, and this can happen at random, with intervals ranging anywhere from 10,000 years to 50 million years or more. Around 41,000 years ...

The last full reversal took place approximately 780,000 years ago - leaving some experts to predict another flip is imminent.

The last full reversal took place approximately 780,000 years ago - leaving some experts to predict another flip is imminent.

When large masses of water are moved from one place to another, this changes the shape of Earth and leads to a phenomenon ...

The aurora borealis is expected to be 'quite pleasing to look at' from several locations across the northern United States on ...

The IceCube neutrino detector has allowed researchers to resolve a debate about what types of particles make up ultra-high-energy cosmic rays – but much remains unknown about these rare events ...