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The magnetic poles are the two ends of the magnetosphere, which surrounds the Earth like a giant, invisible force field. This ...

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The results, published in the journal Advanced Functional Materials, show promise for making products that are stronger and ...

If you feel like you've seen more of the northern lights painting the night sky lately, you'd be right—and there's an explanation for the uptick.

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Occasionally, the magnetic field’s north and south poles swap completely—a natural phenomenon that has taken place about 180 times in Earth’s history.

During a brief but dramatic chapter in Earth's history about 41,000 years ago, the planet’s magnetic field nearly collapsed. What followed was a cascade of environmental and biological changes ...