Patients suffering with hard-to-treat depression may get relief from noninvasive magnetic brain stimulation

Patients who undergo transcranial magnetic stimulation say it’s painless, with few to no side effects. The treatment isn’t yet widely accessible, but for those who use it, the effects can be profound.

Patricia Junquera, Associate Professor and Vice Chair of Clinical Services, Florida International University • conversation
Nov. 16, 2022 ~7 min

Star may offer clues to 300-year-old sunspot mystery

A nearby sun-like star may help solve a 300-year-old mystery of the "Maunder Minimum," a 70-year period when sunspots were incredibly rare.

Gail McCormick-Penn State • futurity
March 24, 2022 ~8 min


Solar storms can destroy satellites with ease – a space weather expert explains the science

Space weather can affect satellites in a number of different ways, from frying electronics to increasing drag in the atmosphere.

Piyush Mehta, Assistant Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, West Virginia University • conversation
March 2, 2022 ~10 min

Team clarifies puzzle of moon’s magnetic power

How could our tiny moon have had such a strong magnetic field early in its history? A new study offers some answers.

Kevin Stacey-Brown • futurity
Jan. 14, 2022 ~8 min

Nature's GPS: how animals use the natural world to perform extraordinary feats of navigation

Migrating birds use both their view of the stars and their internal magnetic compasses to find their way over thousands of miles.

Richard Holland, Professor of Animal Behaviour, Bangor University • conversation
Dec. 30, 2021 ~6 min

Charging room delivers power without plugs and wires

Researchers have outfitted an entire room for wireless charging. Along with your laptop, phone, and lights, it could help power medical devices, too.

Kat McAlpine-Boston • futurity
Aug. 30, 2021 ~7 min

Superflares don’t pose as much danger to exoplanets as thought

Superflares may not cause as much damage to exoplanets, and their habitability, as astronomers once believed, a new study shows.

U. Washington • futurity
Aug. 9, 2021 ~7 min

Moon glass solves lunar magnetic shield mystery

Scientists have long debated whether the moon had a prolonged magnetic shield at some point in its history. A new study may put the question to rest.

Lindsey Valich-Rochester • futurity
Aug. 5, 2021 ~8 min


The sun's atmosphere is hundreds of times hotter than its surface – here's why

Alfvén waves, first proposed 80 years ago, could explain why the sun's atmosphere is so much hotter than its surface.

Huw Morgan, Reader in Physical Sciences, Aberystwyth University • conversation
May 24, 2021 ~8 min

Fluorescent light buzz could power more efficient computers

The property that makes fluorescent lights buzz could power a new generation of more efficient computing devices that store data with magnetic fields.

Nicole Casal Moore-Michigan • futurity
May 19, 2021 ~6 min

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