Earth’s magnetic field nearly collapsed long ago. What saved it explains why life survived and why the planet remains ...

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 that ...

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Earth is currently under bombardment from one of the most powerful geomagnetic storm categories the Sun can unleash. Thanks ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. Using 11 years of magnetic field measurements from the ...

In a paper published in Earth and Planetary Physics, a scientific team presents a good correlation between temporal ...

A bullet-speed experiment reveals that the Earth's inner core may be softer and more dynamic than previously thought.

The fascination with magma isn’t just found in movies like “Austin Powers.” It’s also taking shape for students in the ERT 407: Geological Field Training class. The class set out last summer on a ...

A new study suggests lunar soil contains elements that solar wind transported to the moon from Earth’s atmosphere, solving a ...