The old Wan'an Street in Xiuning County is the main production area for traditional hand-made wooden compass.

The earliest known compasses were made in China’s Han Dynasty, between 300 and 200 BCE. These simple instruments were made from a lodestone—a naturally occurring, magnetically-charged mineral ...

China joined the quest for an enormous, internationally cooperative nuclear fusion reactor in 2023. Now, they’ve reached a milestone by generating its magnetic field for the first time—a field ...

PARIS — Dancing turtles have proved for the first time that some animals use Earth's magnetic field to create a personal map of their favorite spots, scientists said on Wednesday.

A common type of bacteria could potentially survive on Mars thanks to a “magnetic shield” that protects the microorganisms from radiation, according to a new study led by Chinese scientists.

China's Insight-HXMT telescope breaks its own record with new detection. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. A Chinese X-ray ...

China’s HL-3 tokamak generated a magnetic field, marking a major milestone in fusion research. It places China among the leaders in nuclear fusion technology.

On Earth, the magnetic field of our planet points a compass north, but in space, things are a bit more complicated. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission ...

This map and an internal magnetic ‘compass’ rely on distinct mechanisms, implying that turtles have two magnetic senses. Loggerhead sea turtles can learn to recognize foraging areas using ...