Scientists used some of the most advanced plasma simulations ever created to uncover how the universe builds enormous magnetic fields out of turbulence. The discovery could reshape our understanding ...

Scientists have long known that migrating birds and homing pigeons navigate in part by sensing the Earth’s magnetic fields, especially at night or in overcast conditions when visual landmarks or ...

In a first-of-its-kind discovery, astronomers claim they have directly measured the magnetic fields of multiple planets beyond our solar system — potentially providing a crucial new tool in the search ...

Homing pigeon being released by scientist at Max Planck Institute of Animal Behavior in Germany. How pigeons fly hundreds of kilometers and still find their way home has long fascinated people. Now, ...

Astronomers used winds on ultra-hot gas giant exoplanets to infer their magnetic fields' strength, finding them to be weaker than some expected. Credit: ESO / M. Kornmesser / L. Calçada illustration ...

Alfredo has a PhD in Astrophysics and a Master's in Quantum Fields and Fundamental Forces from Imperial College London.View full profile Alfredo has a PhD in Astrophysics and a Master's in Quantum ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Pigeons sense the Earth's magnetic pull via immune cells in their liver, a new study says. Andreas Teichmann, laif/Redux Pigeons ...

The magnetic barrier that protects Earthlings from radiation almost collapsed some 565 million years ago. Here’s what saved it. 30,000 gallons of fuel spilled on National Mall after event for ...

Georges Méliès' A Trip to the Moon, from 1902, is one of the earliest films ever made and is classified as an adventure short that runs a brief 14 minutes, standard for the period. But just as ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A recent study has revealed an unexpected shift that happened beneath the Pacific Ocean in 2010. Using decades of satellite and ...

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I am excited about this book: M. John Harrison is a really classy writer, winner of all sorts of awards, and his latest novel sounds right up my street. It’s set in a future years after an obscure ...