Core memory, magnetized memory using tiny magnetic rings suspended on a grid of wires, is now more than five decades obsolete, yet it exerts a fascination for hardware hackers still. Not least ...

A breakthrough simulation reveals how magnetars form and evolve, solving a key mystery about their magnetic origins.

This week, see what makes loggerhead sea turtles “dance,” track a cosmic “ghost particle,” uncover an ancient basilica, and more.

For decades, something strange has lurked inside the icy giants of our solar system. Uranus and Neptune, distant blue worlds ...

Researchers studying decades of earthquake data say they have found the first evidence that, in addition to spinning backward, Earth’s inner core in changing shape.

For a long time, scientists thought the Earth's inner core was a solid ball of metal, sort of like a planet within a planet ...

Learn how forces deep underground generate a protective bubble between us and space.

A research sample is pictured at an experimental station of the Synergetic Extreme Condition User Facility (SECUF) in Beijing ...

Use precise geolocation data and actively scan device characteristics for identification. This is done to store and access ...

Deep beneath our feet, the Earth’s core is a world of extreme heat and pressure. It is made of molten metals like iron, gold, and platinum. The temperature can reach up to 6,000 degrees Celsius. The ...

Magnetars are a class of neutron stars with the strongest magnetic fields in the Universe. These incredibly dense objects are ...

That’s quite a big gap, as it turns out. It covers fields from gigantic bodies like the Sun and Earth, as well as those ...