A new study by scientists at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California San Diego and the University of Leeds in England reveals that changes in the direction of the Earth’s ...

Learn how some of Earth’s magnetic field flips last longer than others, weakening our defenses against cosmic radiation.

An interesting discovery about the Earth in the past years shows that the magnetic poles have flipped 183 times in the last 83 million years. Currently, there are rapid changes to our planet's ...

Desert ants of the Cataglyphis nodus species use the Earth's magnetic field for spatial orientation, but rely on a different component of the field than other insects. The survey suggests that the ...

Earth’s magnetic field is often described as a steady shield, but the geological record tells a more restless story. Polarity ...