Scientists Shielded Fruit Flies From Earth’s Magnetic Field. Some Lived 20% Longer
Credit: Pexels Every cell in your body has spent its entire existence inside Earth’s magnetic field. We usually…
Earth’s magnetic field took 70,000 years to complete an ancient reversal
North Atlantic sediments record two magnetic reversals lasting approximately 18,000 and 70,000 years, longer than commonly assumed.The findings…
In 2021, scientists tested 20 bonnethead sharks and found they use Earth’s magnetic field to navigate, suggesting sharks may have a magnetic map |
Twenty bonnethead sharks were given an unusual test at a Florida State University laboratory in 2021: could they…
NASA’s STORIE Mission to Tell Tale of Earth’s Ring Current
Earth’s magnetic field is like a powerful trap. It lures electrically charged particles in space, near our planet,…
The South Atlantic Anomaly Is Growing—ESA Satellites Reveal New Concerns Over What That Could Mean for Spacecraft
A new model of the Earth’s magnetic field, based on data from the European Space Agency’s Swarm satellite…