Scientists are diving into the mystery of the missing storm in Earth's magnetotail, which refers to our planet's magnetic ...
NEW DELHI: Earth's magnetic field has a tail, known as the magnetotail, formed as the solar wind from the sun buffets our planet. Typically, this magnetotail is strewn with magnetic storms.
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 ...
The magnetic field of our planet protects us from many cosmic threats and, for centuries, it has been instrumental in ...
Skoltech scientists and their Chinese colleagues have determined the conditions that enable the existence of a very peculiar ...
Today, Earth’s magnetic field acts as a safety blanket, shielding the planet from dangerous solar wind. Without the protection of our magnetosphere, you, me and almost every other living thing ...
Well preserved: An example of the 3.7-billion-year-old banded iron formation that is found in the northeastern part of the Isua Supracrustal Belt. (Courtesy: Claire Nichols) Ancient organisms ...
I was lucky enough to catch an awesome glimpse of the northern lights from my own home this month when the biggest solar storm to reach Earth in two decades made auroras visible at latitudes much ...