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The magnetized rocks of Earth's crust and mantle, also known as the upper lithosphere, accounts for generating 6 percent of ...
Magnetic field data collected by ESA's Swarm satellites and other sources has been coverted into these frightening sounds.
Geologic records reveal that magnetic field strength and oxygen levels rise and fall together, implying deep-Earth processes ...
Every breath we take in contains 21% oxygen, the gas that makes life on Earth possible. Oxygen, in its combined oxide state, ...
Scientists convert Earth's magnetic field collapse from 41,000 years ago into chilling audio, revealing ancient cosmic ...
New NASA research demonstrates that 540 million years of Earth’s magnetic field changes have corresponded to surface ...
A stunning breakthrough in solar physics reveals ultra-fine magnetic structures on the Sun's surface, thanks to the NSF's ...
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A space physicist has suggested that a reversal of the Earth’s magnetic poles may have wiped out the Neanderthals.
The discovery reveals a hidden layer of complexity in the Sun’s magnetic landscape and showcases the Inouye Telescope’s ...
The impacts of space weather such as extreme solar winds and magnetic waves are not limited to outer space. Bursts of plasma emanating from the sun, for instance, can temporarily intensify electric ...
DKIST reveals 20-km wide magnetic striations on Sun’s granules Striations trace fine magnetic field variations in solar photosphere Discovery may improve solar storm and space weather forecasting ...