Traditionally, scientists believed that the charge polarity of the magnetosphere at the equator and the poles was the same, ...

An already gigantic hole in Earth’s natural force field has grown by nearly half the size of Europe in 10 years, according to a new study. The Earth is protected by the cosmic equivalent of cling film ...

Simulations and satellite data reveal that Earth's magnetic field is more complex than scientists had thought. Scientists ...

And because it extends into space, the geomagnetic field also protects orbiting spacecraft, including most satellites and the ...

More than a decade of satellite monitoring has mapped Earth’s magnetic field as it subtly altered between 2014 and 2025 — and what scientists have learned is remarkable. The South Atlantic Anomaly, a ...

During a brief but dramatic chapter in Earth's history about 41,000 years ago, the planet’s magnetic field nearly collapsed. What followed was a cascade of environmental and biological changes that ...

It all begins with Earth’s magnetic field, an invisible shield that protects us from most of the radiation and charged ...