WVU researcher Chris Fowler is helping NASA’s ESCAPADE mission send satellites to Mars to study space weather and the Martian ...

Fusion energy has always had a tritium problem. The fuel that powers every leading reactor design barely exists on Earth in usable quantities, and the best candidate for breeding it inside a reactor — ...

Some 40 years ago, physicists noticed certain metals were conducting electricity in a bizarre way no one could explain. New ...

A creative experiment showing how magnetic sand can be shaped into a unique ring using an iPhone. The content explores the material’s properties and the process of turning a simple element into a ...

Under high pressure, a quantum material can become superconducting at a significantly higher temperature than without ...

A surprising reversal in molten iron flow beneath the Pacific is giving scientists a sharper view of how Earth’s magnetic ...

Researchers at ETH Zurich have developed a method that uses a single ion to detect electromagnetic fields above a surface and ...

Scientists found one of the strongest signs of quantum entanglement ever seen, revealing unusual behavior inside a metal ...

Few gardening frustrations match the sinking feeling of walking out on a June morning to find your hostas riddled with ragged ...

Read a National Geographic magazine article about auroras and get information, facts, and more about magnetic storms.

This article is part of “The Young American Scientists,” which includes stories of 28 extraordinary scientists poised to change the world, as well as a deep look at the past, present and future of ...