Loggerhead turtles are able to sense Earth's magnetic field in two ways, but it wasn't clear which sense the animals use to ...

An experiment 180 years ago first demonstrated a connection between light and electromagnetism – but the link is deeper than ...

Scientists have discovered a new kind of magnetism in a rare-earth compound that can be used in quantum and spintronic technologies. It envisions a new class of materials that can be tuned to ...

There is now a new addition to the magnetic family: thanks to experiments at the Swiss Light Source SLS, researchers have proved the existence of altermagnetism. The experimental discovery of this new ...

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. Amid the roilings of the Milky Way, immense pockets of gas coalesce into clouds where stars are born. In this process, there is a hidden ...

The Moon’s surface has always looked silent and static, yet its rocks carry a record of a surprisingly active magnetic past.

High-temperature superconductivity in the iron-based materials emerges from, or sometimes coexists with, their metallic or insulating parent compound states. This is surprising, as these undoped ...

A study published in the journal Nature Communications describes the discovery. The researchers were able to change the magnetic properties of nickel phosphorus trisulfide (NiPS3), by way of a ...

Researchers have discovered a way to store information using a rare class of materials called ferroaxials, which rely on ...

It is a situation familiar from one’s own living environment: relations between neighbours can be intense, yet also characterised by sensitivities. Complex quantum systems can be imagined in a similar ...