Cassini data has revealed a surprising twist in Saturn’s magnetic shield: the planet’s rapid rotation appears to drag a key opening in its magnetosphere far toward the afternoon side instead of ...

In the late 1700s, Anton Mesmer claimed an invisible magnetic fluid controlled human health, and his bizarre treatments captivated Europe. Patients gathered around a supposedly magnetized tub, fell ...

Tom has a master’s degree in biochemistry from the University of Oxford and his interests range from immunology and microscopy to the philosophy of science.View full profile Tom has a master’s degree ...

Anil Oza is a general assignment reporter at STAT focused on the NIH and health equity. You can reach him on Signal at aniloza.16. For 18 months, the Trump administration has been accused by science ...

It was love at first sight. It felt like scouring the mall, dipping in and out of sprawling department stores in search of a specific, elusive item, only to finally find what you’re looking for. Only, ...

Young Jupiter’s powerful magnetic field may have created a safe zone where several large moons could survive. Saturn lacked this protection, possibly explaining why Titan stands almost alone among its ...

The world’s most powerful solar telescope has captured the highest resolution observations of the sun’s visible surface — and uncovered a hidden process that drives solar activity. Scientists used the ...

ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re published. For decades, physicists wrestled with a fundamental mystery ...

In a recent study, scientists devised a way of reversing the buildup of compounds that lead to some age-related diseases. By K. R. Callaway The same chemical process that turns a baking cake golden ...