Scientists have finally confirmed that Earth is wrapped in a subtle but global electric field, a planetary-scale energy ...

This video provides an essential cheat sheet covering electric fields and electric potential. Key formulas, concepts, and relationships are summarized clearly, with practical tips for ...

For the first time, scientists have measured a long-sought global electric field in the Earth’s atmosphere. This field, called the ambipolar electric field, was predicted to exist decades ago but ...

During the 1960s, spacecraft traveling above Earth's poles discovered a stream of particles flowing out of the Earth's poles, and theorized that there must be an unknown field driving these particles ...

Eureka! As scientists continue to unravel the mysteries of our planet's atmosphere, a new finding provides valuable insights into Earth's ionosphere. Scientists have measured an electric field that ...

In the home, the lab and the factory, electric fields control technologies such as Kindle displays, medical diagnostic tests and devices that purify cancer drugs. In an electric field, anything with ...

While it may be an unfamiliar sensation to humans, electroreception is relatively commonplace in the animal kingdom. Sharks, bees and even the platypus all share this ability to detect electric fields ...