WASHINGTON, June 2 (Reuters) - Based on the behavior of winds on seven large and hot gas exoplanets, astronomers have obtained the strongest evidence to date that planets beyond our solar system ...

The magnetic field of Earth influences our atmosphere in complex ways, and is therefore a key factor in understanding what keeps the planet habitable for life. Magnetic fields are also present in ...

OGDEN — With the next high school sports season just two months away, new turf is making its way around Ogden School District. Four fields at Ben Lomond High, Ogden High and Spence Eccles Ogden ...

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Scientists have long known that migrating birds and homing pigeons navigate in part by sensing the Earth’s magnetic fields, especially at night or in overcast conditions when visual landmarks or ...

How pigeons fly hundreds of kilometers and still find their way home has long fascinated people. Now, researchers say a surprising answer may be hidden, not in the brain or eyes of birds, but in the ...

Pigeons and other birds can do it. So can sea turtles and spiny lobsters, moths and mole rats, gray whales and big brown bats. Many members of the animal kingdom can detect the subtle undulations of ...

Quantum computers get a lot of attention, even though they are not ready for prime time, but quantum sensors are already doing useful work. These sensors measure fields, forces and motion so small ...

From navigation to solar weather forecasting, many different areas of research require space-based sensors to measure Earth's magnetic field as accurately as possible at any given moment. So far, ...

An imperfect diamond is perfect for sensing Earth’s magnetic field from space. A quantum device used a diamond’s defects to map Earth’s magnetic field from the International Space Station. Just 10 ...

NASA has chosen to develop a University of Colorado project that could revolutionize the measurement of magnetic fields in space. Researchers at the Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics at CU ...