In 1862, James Clerk Maxwell published his famous Maxwell’s equations. This was at a time when humans were just starting to ...

Researchers from the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) achieved the first direct laboratory observation of ...

In an experiment reminiscent of the "Transformers" movie franchise, engineers at Princeton University have created a type of ...

"With only lunar soil and a basic ingredient from the sun — which is always spitting out hydrogen — there's a possibility of ...

During a brief but dramatic chapter in Earth's history about 41,000 years ago, the planet’s magnetic field nearly collapsed.

How it works Artist’s impression of how an ultrafast disruption of superconductivity in a YBCO thin film triggers an abrupt ...

A new study suggests the extinction of Neanderthals nearly coincided with a shift in Earth's magnetic field that let more ...

The axion quasiparticle forms when the interaction between the electric field and magnetization oscillates in a specific ...

The invention is a metamaterial, which is a material engineered to feature new and unusual properties that depend on the material's physical structure rather than its chemical composition. In this ...

In a dramatic leap for astrophysics, Chinese researchers have recreated a key cosmic process in the lab: the acceleration of ...

Magnetic fields influence post-merger frequencies Simulations show strong suppression of oscillations Study uses magnetohydrodynamic models ...

Lunar samples show evidence that solar wind could be behind the water molecules on the moon's surface, according to NASA. The results could shine a light on how water ice collects in cold traps formed ...