The first magnet known by humans was lodestone, a form of the mineral magnetite (Fe3O4), which is naturally magnetic. The name "magnetite" comes from its source near the ancient city of Magnesia in ...

where large outcrops retain the magnetic imprint in rocks known historically as lodestone, now named magnetite. There are legends how thousands of years ago in ancient Greece, a shepherd wearing ...

Our words have power. I recently read a passage from Baha’u’llah – the founder of the Baha’i Faith – that made me take pause. He says: “A kindly tongue is the ...

"The lodestone follows a maternal principle ... needles cooled from red heat and held in the north-south orientation (the earth's axis) would become magnetic. These more refined needle compasses could ...

But what exactly does the lodestone do? In Minecraft, the lodestone lets players alter compasses, enabling them to point toward the lodestone instead of the world spawn point. With its ability to ...

The Te Herenga o Te Rā plant (above) incorporates agrivoltaics into its design. Image: Lodestone Energy. New Zealand solar PV developer Lodestone Energy has energised its largest solar power ...