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Earth’s Magnetic Field Protects People From Radiation; What Happens When It Flips?

ENVIRONMENT & CLIMATE 11.29.2023 03:20 AM

Earth's magnetic field shields us from radiation but can also flip and expose us to cosmic radiation. Continue reading to learn more.

How the Earth's Magnetic Field Shields Us from Space's Wrath

07.19.2023 08:15 AM

Unlike Venus and Mars, the Earth has a magnetic field that protects the planet against space and solar particles. Read to learn more.

Earth's Magnetic Field Have A 200 Million-Year-Long Cycle As Found From Rock Samples in Ancient Lava

08.22.2021 22:16 PM

Scientists have previously noticed that the Earth's magnetic field seems to decay periodically, but the reason was unidentified before. The new study confirms that it indeed weakens every 200 million years.

Sharks Use Earth's Magnetic Field as Compass to Travel 12,000 Miles Across Sea

05.07.2021 05:50 AM

Biologists have long believed that sharks rely on magnetic sensing to migrate across oceans. Someone finally figured out how to prove it.

Huge Solar Flare Captured Erupting from Sun's Surface in New NASA Video

03.01.2021 05:24 AM

NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) captured a huge solar flare bursting from the Sun's northwest hemisphere followed by a few shockwaves.

Did a Magnetic Field Reversal 42,000 Years Ago Cause Climate Disaster?

02.19.2021 00:18 AM

This ancient, well-preserved tree alive when the Earth's magnetic poles flipped helped scientists pin down the more precise timing of that event 42,000 years ago.

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Can Lost Birds Read The Earth’s Magnetic Field To Find Their Way Back?

02.17.2021 01:01 AM

Migratory birds can get lost along the way despite doing one migration in their life. But birds can still find their way using the Earth's global magnetic field.