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Earth’s magnetic field behaving strangely again

The Earth’s magnetic field, a silent guardian against harmful solar radiation, has been behaving strangely in recent years. This has sparked many questions and concerns about the implications of such ...
The Daily Galaxy on MSN

41,000 Years Ago, Earth’s Magnetic Field Collapsed —And Humanity Was Never the Same Again

A recent study published inScience Advances reveals that a temporary collapse of Earth’s magnetic field, known as the Laschamps Excursion, had profound effects on early humans. Drawing from ...
Discover Magazine

Earth’s Magnetic Field Is Almost Similar to What it Was Like 3.7 Billion Years Ago

Elizabeth Gamillo is a staff writer for Discover and Astronomy. She has written for Science magazine as their 2018 AAAS Diverse Voices in Science Journalism Intern and was a daily contributor for ...
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The Current Status and Future Direction of High Magnetic Field Science in the United States, Phase II

Throughout any given year, the National Academies convene hundreds of conferences, workshops, symposia, forums, roundtables, and other gatherings that attract the finest minds in academia and the ...
BBC

Magnetic field due to current-carrying coil

A coil of wire, or solenoid, consists of a wire coiled up into a spiral shape. When an electric current flows, the shape of the magnetic field is very similar to the field of a bar magnet. The field ...