For the first time, researchers measured the magnetic pull inside a single bacterium, turning a biological mystery into hard ...

Earth’s magnetic field is often described as a steady shield, but the geological record tells a more restless story. Polarity ...

So say Oxford boffins who found 'bias' related to Apollo rock samples created false impression Scientists at the University ...

Earth’s magnetic shield is shifting in dramatic ways. New data from ESA’s Swarm satellites show that the South Atlantic Anomaly — a vast weak spot in Earth’s magnetic field — has grown by nearly half ...

Rocks from the Apollo missions show there was strong magnetism on the Moon, but researchers now believe these rocks mark extremely rare increases in magnetic strength. As models have long suggested, ...

A new radio survey reveals that the Milky Way’s magnetic field is intricate, widespread, and deeply connected to how the galaxy is organized.

Researchers from the Department of Earth Sciences, University of Oxford, have resolved a long-standing debate about the strength of the Moon's ...

Two enormous and enigmatic masses of hot rock near the planet's core may play a crucial role in generating the Earth's ...