Earth's magnetic field appears to be able to change direction around 10 times faster than was previously thought, scientists have discovered. By recreating the last 100,000 years of the field's ...

A magnetometer is a device that measures magnetism: the direction, strength, or relative change of a magnetic field at a ...

Humans have a hidden ‘magnetic sense’ similar to that of many animals that may have helped their nomadic ancestors navigate without getting lost. The natural ‘compass’ built into the brain is still ...

This is magic, big news, both, or neither. It’s so exciting to see magnets behave in this bizarre and wonderful way that we think it’s hard to forecast where this will go. Shown above is a pair of ...

Over the past decade, electric utilities have placed increased priority on locating objects and structures that could become energized and pose a shock hazard to the public and animals. One way to ...

Christopher Davies receives funding from NERC. The Earth’s magnetic field, generated 3,000km below our feet in the liquid iron core, is crucially important to life on our planet. It extends out into ...