Rosie is a freelance writer living in London. She has covered everything from ancient Egyptian temples to exciting medical breakthroughs, but she particularly enjoys writing about wildlife, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The sun is on the verge of a significant event: a magnetic field reversal. What causes this switch in polarity, and is it ...

Particle detector Calculations suggest that millicharged dark matter could be detected by observing its interaction with ...

You may have seen headlines or social media posts talking about a weakening of Earth’s magnetic field, specifically over the South Atlantic. It sounds dramatic, and a little scary. Is Earth losing its ...

Earth’s magnetic field feels permanent, but science tells a far more fragile story. Long before modern life emerged, the invisible shield protecting the planet from solar radiation weakened to a ...

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Inside the core, particles collide and release incredible amounts of energy, which radiate out from the Sun in the form of light – a process called nuclear fusion. The light travels outward towards ...

Astronomers have uncovered a strange magnetic “flip” hidden inside the Milky Way. Using a new radio telescope, researchers ...

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Scientists have uncovered something unusual deep inside the Milky Way. It is not a new planet or a hidden star.