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Scientists discovered Earth’s magnetic field is weakening over the Atlantic Ocean, but what does that mean for life on the ...

Our planet's invisible shield is changing in ways that scientists are only beginning to understand. Over the past two hundred ...

The Earth's magnetic field and oxygen evolved together over 540 million years, according to a major NASA study.

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Artifacts from the Iron Age have revealed an intense historical magnetic anomaly in the Middle East. Could using a similar approach elsewhere help us unravel the mysteries of Earth's magnetic field?

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The Moon is one of the most charming objects in the night sky, casting its beautiful white light on the Earth. It is also its ...

MIT professor and plasma physicist Nuno Loureiro was fatally shot in Massachusetts. Here’s what to know about his career and ...