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 ...

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 ...

Just over 2 billion years ago, smack-bang in the middle of the Paleoproterozoic period, Earth's magnetic field was strong. Roughly 1.5 billion years later it dropped to its lowest ebb – about 30 ...

Fossil impression of Dickinsonia, an example of Ediacaran fauna, found in present-day Australia. Credit: Shuhai Xiao/Virginia Tech. Millions of years ago, during a period called the Ediacaran ...

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Our Observatory, along with several others around the world, is involved in a project called GMIMS (pronounced “Gee Mims). This stands for “Global Magneto-Ionic Medium Survey.” As in many projects, a ...

The sun's magnetic field, which causes solar storms like the one that hit Earth this month and produced beautiful auroras, may originate at shallower depths in the star's interior than previously ...

A team of archaeologists affiliated with multiple institutions in Spain has used a new dating technique to more accurately estimate time differences between Paleolithic Age hearth fires.

Sometimes it seems that the real division between people has nothing to do with talent, wealth or beauty. For some people, life’s hard, and for some it’s easy; there’s not much logic attached to the ...

The dress, designed by Sir Norman Hartnell, was commissioned by the Queen Mother and was once worn by Kate Moss. At Undercliffe House, no expense has been spared in creating a home that is tastefully ...