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Earthquake lights taken over Mt. Kimyo, Japan in 1968.

Earth

These bizarre lights in the sky hint at a way to predict earthquakes

Semi-mythical "earthquake lights" may be accompanied by changes to Earth's magnetic field. Now researchers say these changes could be used to forecast major tremors

Features

A composite image of the Crab Nebula features X-rays (blue and white), optical data (purple), and infrared data (pink)

Space

X-ray map of the Crab nebula reveals strange pockets of turbulence

News

A concept image of a magnetar

Space

A weird dead star may have a solid-like surface made of iron crystals

News

0-1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9 sand beach digits.

Technology

Computer made from swirly magnets can recognise handwritten digits

News

Model of an electric motor

Physics

Show children how to make a simple electric motor with a magnet

Regulars

Wave-like flow at the surface of the Earth's outer core and background magnetic field lines.

Earth

Tiny magnetic waves have been discovered in Earth’s core

News

The Large Hadron Collider blips that could herald a new era of physics

Physics

The Large Hadron Collider blips that could herald a new era of physics

Features

The aftermath of a 2010 tsunami in Chile

Earth

Tsunamis create magnetic fields that could act as early warning system

News

Mandatory Credit: Photo by Budrul Chukrut/SOPA Images/Shutterstock (10973262m) A customer being assisted by an Apple employee as the American technology brand has launched its new iPhone 12 and iPhone 12 Pro smartphones in Hong Kong. Brands and logos in Hong Kong, China - 24 Oct 2020

Technology

iPhone and Apple Watch magnets are strong enough to disrupt pacemakers

News

Handheld railgun as powerful as an air rifle to go on sale in the US

Technology

Handheld railgun as powerful as an air rifle to go on sale in the US

An electromagnetic rifle, a device that uses electromagnetic coils to push a steel projectile down its barrel, is now being offered for pre-order in the US

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Space

Black holes with magnetic field ‘hair’ shed it in loops of hot plasma

News

Space

Best ever views of Mars's weird auroras taken by UAE's Hope orbiter

News

Life

We may finally know how migrating birds sense Earth's magnetic field

News

Physics

World's most powerful magnet being shipped to ITER fusion reactor

News

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