When the magnetic field around the Earth grows stronger, oxygen levels rise. That is the surprising finding of a new study looking at more than half a billion years of planetary history. Researchers ...
Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. David Bressan is a geologist who covers curiosities about Earth. Jun 30, 2025, 07:58am EDT Jul 01, 2025, 04:44am EDT For 540 ...
The solar wind flows around Earth's magnetic field. A new NASA study suggests that the amount of oxygen in the atmosphere and strength of the magnetic field have been correlated for more than half a ...
Our planet’s magnetosphere has seen dramatic shifts across its history—even total reversals—but this recent wrinkle doesn’t ...
As with any such correlation, one has to entertain the notion that said correlation might be spurious or indirectly related before assuming a strong causal link. Here it is for example known already ...
Recently the MagQuest competition on improving the measuring of the Earth’s magnetic field announced that the contestants in ...
Aurorae are prevalent electromagnetic phenomena observed across diverse celestial bodies within and beyond the solar system, characterized by emissions spanning X-ray to radio wavelengths, indicative ...
The sky sometimes writes its own story on nights like this-and tonight, the Sun is holding the pen. A huge dark patch has ...
The Himalayas, renowned as the world’s highest mountain range, have always been a focal point of significant geological research. These majestic peaks, often seen as the epitome of Earth’s structural ...