Magnetic anomaly from 11 million years ago could help us understand how poles flip
If you could go back in time and look at a compass, it would show something very different.
Tag: magnetic field
Dogs can navigate using the Earth’s magnetic field
Man's best friend is even more awesome than we knew.
Earth’s magnetic North Pole is now officially moving towards Siberia
The planet's magnetic north pole is shifting at an alarming rate. Luckily, our magnetic model has received a much needed ...
Unbelievable experiment suggests humans are able to subconsciously sense Earth’s magnetic field
Humans have a 'sixth sense' after all.
We’ve just discovered the Earth’s largest drum: our planet’s magnetosphere
It's larger than the Earth itself.
Earth’s magnetic poles might flip a lot faster than we thought — and we’re woefully unprepared
A pole reversal could fry our electronics.
No evidence to say that Earth’s magnetic pole is reversing, new study concludes
Magnetic poles will likely remain in place for the foreseeable future.
Sea turtles use magnetic fields to navigate the world
Turtles have a magnetic-based, extremely accurate GPS which they use to navigate the oceans.
How birds “see” magnetic fields
Seeing is believing.
Astrochemists can now study stars’ magnetic fields using alcohol
Ah, alcohol. The basis of any sound science.
The Ever-changing and Skepticized Van Allen Belts
Each of the two belts surrounds the Earth in a sort of doughnut-shaped formation.
NASA discovers Mars has a magnetic tail twisted by solar wind
Mars has an invisible magnetic tail and it might contribute to Martian atmospheric loss.
How northern lights and stranded whales might strangely be connected
The northern lights might be a brilliant spectacle for some, but they spelled doom for some unfortunate sperm whales.
Ancient potters carefully recorded the planet’s magnetic field — without even knowing it
Geologists, archaeologists, physicists, and ancient potters - working together to solve one of the Earth's greatest mysteries. Who would have ...
Baby Cardinal fish follow the magnetic field back home, scientists find
Fee-shee go home.
Earth may have had multiple magnetic poles one billion years ago
Earth's magnetic past wasn't as simple as today.
When Earth’s solid inner core formed: 1 to 1.5 billion years ago
Our planet's magnetic field is the first and ultimate shield that guards life from the elements of space, particularly radiation. ...
Watch: How Ants React to a Ringing iPhone
As soon as the phone starts ringing, these ants have a military-like reaction, forming a circle around the device. But ...
Scientists find how worms brains’ feel magnetism
It's no secret that many animals can sense the Earth's magnetic field, but until now, researchers didn't know exactly how ...
Mercury has magnetic field, astronomers report
The MESSENGER spacecraft spent four years orbiting Mercury, gathering valuable information and sending it back to Earth. But even in ...
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