magnetism : Science World Report

Jun 14, 2017 04:50 AM EDT

Unraveling The Glass Eels That Use Magnetism To Guide Them

Glass eels could detect Earth's magnetic field and use it as a compass to lead them toward home.

Jun 05, 2017 05:49 AM EDT

Why Do The Strange Cook Pine Trees Lean Toward The Equator? Study Reveals

The Cook pine trees always lean toward the equator. Why is this so?

May 18, 2017 04:50 AM EDT

A Massive Magnetic Bridge Between Two Galaxies Observed For The First Time

The first detection of a giant magnetic bridge could help in mapping the entire universe's magnetism.

Apr 18, 2017 05:40 AM EDT

Novel Scientific Breakthrough Achieved: Scientists Create New Magnetic Materials Through Atom-By-Atom Assembly

Computational models were used to predict the atomic arrangement and properties of the synthesized materials.

Dec 21, 2015 07:06 PM EST

Aurora Mystery Solved: Strange, Sudden Bursts are Caused by Swirling, Charged Particles

An auroral mystery has finally been solved. Scientists have found that sudden aurora bursts are caused by swirling, charged particles and have learned a bit more about the spectacle known as auroral breakup.

Dec 04, 2015 08:38 PM EST

How Saturn's Water Escapes: Magnetic Field Lines

How does water escape from Saturn? Researchers have taken a closer look and have found that it all has to do with magnetic fields.

Nov 24, 2015 11:09 AM EST

Earth's Magnetic Field is Not About to Flip, Like Previously Thought

Earth's magnetic field is not about to flip. While the intensity of this field has weakened in the last couple hundred of years, researchers have found that this doesn't mean it's about to reverse.

Nov 03, 2015 12:20 PM EST

New Material May Break Size Barriers for Information with Tiny Magnetic Regions

Scientists have made the first ever direct images that show that electrical currents can flow along the boundaries between tiny magnetic regions of a material that doesn't normally conduct electricity.

Sep 03, 2015 10:56 AM EDT

Scientists Create Magnetic 'Wormhole' that Connects Two Distant Regions of Space

Scientists may have created a "wormhole" that connects two distant regions of space. They've managed to construct the first experimental "wormhole" that can connect two regions of space magnetically.

Jul 13, 2015 06:51 AM EDT

Plutonium's 'Missing' Magnetism Discovered: Neutrons Reveal Strange Properties of Element

It turns out that plutonium has magnetism-something that scientists have long theorized but haven't been able to prove. The new discovery holds great promise for materials, energy and computing applications.

Jul 08, 2015 10:29 AM EDT

Earth's Switching Magnetic Field Dated with Improved Radiometric Dating

Every so often, Earth's magnetic field switches. Essentially, the north pole becomes the south pole and vice versa. Now, scientists have gotten a better sense of when this last reversal occurred.

Sep 24, 2013 05:00 PM EDT