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Earth’s magnetic field strength and atmospheric oxygen levels have oscillated in tandem for around 540 million years, according to a NASA-led study, pointing to a deep-Earth process that could knit ...

For over half a billion years, Earth’s magnetic field has risen and fallen in sync with oxygen levels in the atmosphere, and ...

NASA scientists revealed the mechanism 540 million years old, associated with a shift in the Earth's magnetic field, which ...

Amazing Facts on Northern Lights The Northern Lights, or Aurora Borealis, are a stunning natural light display caused by ...

The breathtaking celestial displays known as the aurorae — the aurora borealis in the Northern Hemisphere and the aurora ...

Geologic records reveal that magnetic field strength and oxygen levels rise and fall together, implying deep-Earth processes ...

New NASA research demonstrates that 540 million years of Earth’s magnetic field changes have corresponded to surface ...

Northern lights may be visible in U.S. states this week, with aurora displays due to a geomagnetic storm, according to space ...

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