The Northern Lights may be visible in the U.S. overnight on Tuesday and Wednesday as a coronal mass ejection travels towards ...

Earth's magnetic field strength and atmospheric oxygen levels have oscillated in tandem for around 540 million years, ...

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Beneath the bogs of New Zealand’s Northland is a massive Ngāwhā kauri, living from 41,000 to 42,500 years ago, which gives an isolated, unbroken record of a period when Earth’s magnetic field declined ...

The magnetized rocks of Earth's crust and mantle, also known as the upper lithosphere, accounts for generating 6 percent of ...

New research published in Physical Review Letters suggests that superconducting magnets used in dark matter detection ...

Here’s where the northern lights could be visible this weekend, the last time they were seen in Florida and how to find ...

For over half a billion years, Earth’s magnetic field has risen and fallen in sync with oxygen levels in the atmosphere, and scientists are finally uncovering why. A NASA-led study reveals a striking ...

NASA scientists revealed the mechanism 540 million years old, associated with a shift in the Earth's magnetic field, which ...

The US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has announced that Earth would experience geomagnetic storms ...

Geologic records reveal that magnetic field strength and oxygen levels rise and fall together, implying deep-Earth processes ...

Moderate solar storm may create northern lights viewing opportunities. Find out when and where to look for this celestial ...