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

Imagine waking up one morning to a world where compasses point south instead of north, where auroras shimmer across the ...

A new explanation has emerged for why Homo sapiens survived in Europe and North Asia when the apparently better-adapted ...

A blast of charged particles from the Sun - a G3 (Strong) geomagnetic storm - is currently sweeping past our planet. Auroras ...

A solar superstorm, strong enough to cause an 'internet apocalypse', knock out satellites and cripple clean water supplies ...

For a second night in a row and after a severe geomagnetic storm, the Northern Lights were seen unusually as far south as ...

New research from the University of Michigan suggests that early Homo sapiens may have survived this event by using clever ...

A recent study suggests that Homo sapiens may have used natural sunscreens, tailored clothing, and caves to shield themselves ...

Scientists have long puzzled over why Mars, once protected by a global magnetic field like Earth, now shows only a magnetic ...

Who knew that magnetic fields could be so useful? Astronomers are able to use magnetic fields to map our environment within ...

The Earth's magnetic field quietly supports life on the planet and now, for the first time, its invisible powers have been used to create new nanoparticles and materials.