Earth’s powerful magnetic field shields life on the planet from the severe cosmic radiation as we know it. This is what sets our blue world apart from Venus and Mars. However, the Earth’s ...
Researchers examined ancient plagioclase crystals to learn about Earth's history. A new study has discovered a startling record in which the Earth’s magnetic field diminished for up to 26 million ...
The planet's magnetic field may have collapsed around 600 million years ago, enabling a major oxygenation event and perhaps supercharging evolution. A near collapse of Earth's magnetic field may ...
Around 591 million years ago, Earth’s magnetic field almost collapsed. The near-disaster may have contributed to the ...
A near collapse of Earth's magnetic field may have paved the way for life to evolve past the microscopic stage. New research on ancient rocks from South Africa and Brazil suggests that Earth's ...
A new study suggests more solar radiation reached Earth while the magnetic field weakened, leading to a rise in oxygen that drove an explosion of multicellular organisms during the Ediacaran ...
Peer-reviewed: This work was reviewed and scrutinised by relevant independent experts. An unusual reduction in the strength of the Earth’s magnetic field between 591 and 565 million years ago ...
An ultra-weak geomagnetic field between 591 and 565 million years ago (Ediacaran period) coincided with a significant increase in the oxygen levels in the atmosphere and oceans, says a research team ...
Earth's magnetic field nearly collapsed some 590 million years ago, presumably putting life on the planet's surface at risk of a rise in cosmic radiation. "Earth's magnetic field was in a highly ...
According to recent research, Earth’s magnetic field, crucial for protecting the planet from intense cosmic radiation from the sun, had disappeared approximately 590 million years ago. Surprisingly, ...
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(CNN) — Earth’s magnetic field plays a key role in making our planet habitable. The protective bubble over the atmosphere shields the planet from solar radiation, winds, cosmic rays and wild swings in ...