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 ...
The weakened magnetic field may have led to increased oxygen concentrations in our atmosphere and oceans, triggering an ...
The planet's magnetic field may have collapsed around 600 million years ago, enabling a major oxygenation event and perhaps ...
A new study suggests more solar radiation reached Earth while the magnetic field weakened, leading to a rise in oxygen that ...
Researchers uncovered compelling evidence that Earth's magnetic field was in a highly unusual state when the macroscopic animals of the Ediacaran Period -- 635 to 541 million years ago ...
(CNN) — Earth’s magnetic field plays a key role in making our planet habitable. The protective bubble over the atmosphere shields the planet from solar radiation, winds, cosmic rays and wild ...
The Ediacaran Period, which lasted from 635 to 539 million years ago, was a key stage in the evolution of life on Earth.This was when complex multicellular lifeforms first emerged, but they barely ...
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 ...
University of Rochester researchers studied Earth’s magnetic field during the transformative Ediacaran Period, which spanned from about 635 to 541 million years ago. The research raises ...
Earth’s magnetic field was once 30 times weaker than it is today. This change may have played a pivotal role in the blossoming of complex life, new research found.