A new international study using ancient swamp kauri from Northland shows that Earth’s magnetic field flipped 42,000 years ago ...

A perfectly preserved ancient tree fossil offered scientists an unprecedented view into a moment 42,000 years ago when the ...

Every few hundred thousand years, Earth’s magnetic poles flip, turning north into south and south into north. These ...

Study of 10 million-year-old ferromanganese crusts reveals mysterious beryllium-10 anomaly, opening new pathways for ...

There seems to be too much of a radioactive element in rocks deep in the Pacific Ocean – how did it get there 10 million ...

Where would carbon-based life be without carbon? There are 118 known chemical elements, but carbon is the fourth most ...

Two bands of radiation called the Van Allen belts encircle Earth. After a May 2024 solar superstorm, two more showed up between those belts.

Fewer wildfires burn in North American forests today than in previous centuries, increasing the risk of more severe wildfires ...