The third type of magnetism could prove the most useful of all—if researchers can identify the materials that exhibit it.

There are several theories about how the Earth and the Moon were formed, most involving a giant impact. They vary from a model where the impacting object strikes the newly formed Earth a glancing blow ...

MIT physicists have created a new ultrathin, two-dimensional material with unusual magnetic properties that initially surprised them before they went on to solve the complicated puzzle behind those ...

Explore the history and science of magnetism! From magnetite and compasses to Gilbert's discoveries, Oersted's electromagnetism, & Faraday's demonstrations. Learn about magnetic fields and more. Trump ...