Earth’s magnetic field, generated deep within the planet’s liquid iron core, has been bending, stretching, and occasionally flipping for billions of years. That invisible shield determines whether ...

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For most of deep time, spreading ridges released more carbon than volcano chains, changing how we interpret Earth’s climate history.

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The planet is experiencing the most powerful solar event since 2003—and it's bringing spectacular Northern Lights.