See you on the flip side. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. A reversal in Earth's magnetic field thousands of years ago plunged the ...

A mysterious anomaly had sparked speculation of polarity reversal. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Earth's magnetic field may not ...

A fun side-effect of our magnetic protection from the sun is the picturesque Aurora, or Northern and Southern Lights. The dreamy blue-green display results from energized solar particles crashing into ...

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It's common knowledge that some animals can detect and use Earth's magnetic field, but now Italian researchers have identified a possible mechanism by which plants might react to it as well. The ...

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Sharks use the Earth's magnetic field to navigate the world's oceans, a new study has found. How sharks navigate thousands of miles to return to the same breeding ground every year has mystified ...