Angular momentum is a fundamental quantity in physics that describes the rotational motion of objects. In quantum physics, it ...

A research team led by Dr. Shen Jinhua from the Xinjiang Astronomical Observatory (XAO) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has investigated rapid spatiotemporal vertical electric currents (VECs) ...

Did you know Earth's magnetic field is on the move? Recent studies reveal it's shifting at an astonishing rate—10 times ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. David Bressan is a geologist who covers curiosities about Earth.

The transient field-frequency domain of magnetic dipole in a two-layered conducting Earth has been studied. It is obtained as a summation of waveguide modes plus contributions from branch cuts in the ...

Magnetic field data collected by ESA's Swarm satellites and other sources has been coverted into these frightening sounds.

For over half a billion years, Earth’s magnetic field has risen and fallen in sync with oxygen levels in the atmosphere, and scientists are finally uncovering why. A NASA-led study reveals a striking ...