For the first time, scientists have spotted radio waves from an exoplanet. Astronomer Yvette Cendes knows what you’re thinking: “When people see ‘radio signal from an exoplanet,’ they think aliens,” ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Earth's magnetosphere formed by the interaction between the planet's geomagnetic field and solar winds. (NASA's Scientific ...

A magnet-producing bacterium extended the average lifespan of C. elegans worms by more than 43% while helping protect their neurological and intestinal health. Researchers traced much of the effect to ...

In a new study published in Physical Review Letters, researchers have shown that magnetic order can survive weak quantum fluctuations in disordered magnets that lack an energy gap. The work ...

Approximately 63 light-years from Earth lies a planetary system so young that it's less than 1 percent as old as our solar system. It is called Beta Pictoris, and—as far as astronomers have ...

Scientists have transformed data from one of Earth’s most dramatic magnetic disturbances into an unusual soundscape, allowing listeners to hear the changes that affected the planet’s protective ...

Discovery is happening all around Seattle… if you know where to look. On Pocket Science, we dig into the fascinating, weird, and groundbreaking research happening right here in our backyard—and meet ...

Scientists at Oak Ridge National Laboratory have developed a surprisingly simple way to turn polyethylene, the common plastic used in shopping bags and cutting boards, into gasoline and diesel-like ...

Harbor Freight's Icon Magnetic Tool Mat keeps tools like hex keys and pliers, as well as items like screws and nails, within arm's reach and from falling off your workbench. The 11 x 9 inch surface is ...