Beneath the bogs of New Zealand’s Northland is a massive Ngāwhā kauri, living from 41,000 to 42,500 years ago, which gives an isolated, unbroken record of a period when Earth’s magnetic field declined ...

That’s why it took scientists by surprise when dozens of lightning strikes were detected within 300 nautical miles of the North Pole this past weekend. In fact, it was so unusual that it was ...

At the North Pole, the sun does not set on the summer solstice, while at the South Pole, the sun does not rise. Editor's note: This article was updated on June 20 to mark the beginning of the ...

Bogong moths migrate up to 1,000 kilometers from Australian plains to mountain caves to escape the summer heat. The stars may help them get there.

NEWS 18 June 2025 These moths use the stars to navigate on an epic migration Bogong moths migrate hundreds of kilometres and back each year using the southern night sky as their compass.

Birds undertake remarkable migrations, utilizing a complex navigation system that combines familiar senses with extraordinary abilities. They rely on landmarks, the sun, stars, and even the Earth's ...

Then Dorothy Douglas underbid him, and she began running the North Pole Post Office in a small building inside the city limits. In March 1964, the building was having permafrost issues causing the ...

Every year, billions of birds migrate in and out of the United States. And across the world, birds fly thousands of miles to reach their seasonal destinations. Some birds, like the Arctic tern ( ...

But during solar maximum, the star is in magnetic chaos. Solar Orbiter’s observations indicate that there is currently no dominant polarity at either pole, De Groof adds.

Until now. In March, a spacecraft captured the first-ever clear images of the sun's south pole, which the European Space Agency released Wednesday, June 11. “We reveal humankind’s first-ever ...

In about five years, the sun will slip into its next quiet phase, known as the solar minimum—a time when its magnetic field settles into order and surface activity calms. Yet despite decades of ...

We report on an experimental study of a three-pole active magnetic bearing (AMB) system. Two cases (with and without a motor) are investigated. For the system without a motor, we designed and ...