The powerful magnetic force of MRI machines has led to some horrific disasters, including a tragic incident involving a gun.

Accompanying those electrical signals are tiny magnetic fields that have only recently been tapped for information into how the human body works. “Our natural magnetic fields offer a different ...

In response to a changing magnetic field, so-called alpha brainwaves, the background “hum” of the brain, quieted in human volunteers, scientists reported yesterday (March 18) in eNeuro. “This is the ...

NASA is worried about the South Atlantic Anomaly (SAA). This anomaly affects Earth's magnetic field, which may pose risks to satellites and the International Space Station. The SAA is caused by ...

Human neuroimaging Researchers in Massachusetts are developing a human brain-scale MPI scanner with a mechanically rotated, permanent magnet-based field-free line. (Courtesy: Lawrence Wald) Magnetic ...

NEW YORK — Scientists have detected cosmic waves that sound like birds chirping in an unexpected place. These bursts of plasma, called chorus waves, ripple at the same frequency as human hearing. When ...

New results from China’s Chang’e 5 mission suggest that the Moon possessed a magnetic field well into its midlife ... the results add to a growing body of evidence documenting the early ...