Electrons in Earth's magnetic field often exhibit a striped pattern of intensity as a function of electron energy and altitude. A model that factors in some unexpectedly important effects can now ...

Scientists have uncovered a mysterious structure that surround the earth rather like a giant zebraprint jacket. The strange structure has never been seen before, and initially baffled scientists.

Earth’s inner radiation belt displays a persistent zebra striped pattern generated by our planet's rotation, Nasa’s twin Van Allen Probes spacecraft have found. Scientists had previously believed that ...