High-energy particles called galactic cosmic rays (GCRs) bombard unprotected objects in space, often causing damage. Earth, ...

Barreling through the universe with incredible power and speed, galactic cosmic rays are a major source of radiation in space. This field may be doing much more: new data collected by China’s ...

A team of scientists from the University of Liverpool have found two strange anomalies that have affected the Earth's ...

The colossal movements of tectonic plates shape our world, influencing the composition of Earth’s atmosphere, the planet’s ...

Earth’s Ediacaran Period, which lasted from about 630 to 540 million years ago, has long puzzled scientists studying the planet’s magnetic history.

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Scientists have uncovered a magnetic anomaly in Australia's Northern Territory, remarkably mirroring the continent's shape. This discovery, made possible by advanced processing of decades-old aerial ...

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 ...

Magnetic crystals provide the earliest evidence yet of the plate tectonics that likely made Earth habitable, pushing its start back by 140 million years.