Light has always been described as an elegant partnership of electric and magnetic fields, yet for nearly two centuries ...

In 1845, Michael Faraday discovered what’s known today as the Faraday Effect—which describes how light and electromagnetism ...

In the late 1800s, the French naturalist Camille Viguier proposed an idea that would be dismissed and forgotten for more than ...

NASA launches TRACERS satellites to reveal how solar energy penetrates Earth's magnetic shield and triggers space storms.

A blazar is an extraordinarily bright object with a supermassive black hole at its core. Some of the matter falling into the ...

Multiple lines of evidence suggest that pigeons sense magnetic fields by detecting electric currents in their inner ears.

Scientists have discovered that light’s long-ignored magnetic field may directly drive the Faraday effect.

How do pigeons know where they're going while flying across vast distances? Researchers point to their inner ear system.

Create your own magnetic slime and discover how ferromagnetic materials interact with magnetic fields. You'll learn about magnetism, viscosity, and chemical reactions while making a fascinating ...

This activity is part of the Science Friday Sun Camp collection! The Sun generates an incredible amount of energy, energy that you can see and feel as light and heat. Other forms of energy from the ...