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An ancient tree revealed the tale of Earth's magnetic field reversal
A perfectly preserved ancient tree fossil offered scientists an unprecedented view into a moment 42,000 years ago when the ...
Earth’s north magnetic pole is on the move again
Earth’s magnetic north is not static. Like an anchorless buoy pushed by ocean waves, the magnetic field is constantly on the move as liquid iron sloshes around in the planet’s outer core.
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Planet Earth is talking to us – this is the sound that NASA has recently picked up that the Earth is making, and it has shocked scientists
Over 40,000 years ago, Earth's magnetic field pulled a switcheroo, flipping its poles in a dramatic shift known as the ...
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How a shift of Earth's magnetic poles would affect aviation
With the right preparations and technological solutions in place, aviation would continue to operate safely, even during a ...
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How Does Earth’s Magnetic Field Work?
Learn how forces deep underground generate a protective bubble between us and space.
Earth’s magnetic north pole is on the move, and scientists just updated its position
Your navigation system just got a critical update, one that happens periodically because Earth’s magnetic north pole keeps moving. Here’s what to know.
'Earth will flip': A 42,000-year-old tree holds clue to planet's magnetic past
A 42,000-year-old tree reveals Earth’s last magnetic pole flip, exposing the planet to deadly radiation. Scientists warn a ...
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Earth’s Magnetic North Pole Is Shifting Toward Siberia and Raising Questions About Unusual Movement
in which the planet’s north and south magnetic poles swap places. While such an event is not expected to happen any time soon, they have occurred periodically throughout Earth’s history—the last ...
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Earth’s north magnetic pole is on move again
Earth’s magnetic north is not static ... but scientists say there’s no evidence that any pole reversal is imminent – plus, it would take place over hundreds to thousands of years.
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Earth’s magnetic north pole is on the move, and scientists just updated its position
Unlike the geographic North Pole, which marks a fixed location ... While life on Earth has weathered multiple magnetic reversals over more than 100 million years, “we’ve never experienced ...