41,000 years ago, a cataclysmic event shook our planet and forever changed humanity’s path. The Earth’s magnetic field briefly collapsed, leaving life on Earth exposed to increased solar and cosmic ...

Scientists have focused on learning more about the phenomenon called the "Laschamp event" by using sound visualization technology to reveal more about the geomagnetic reversal that happened to the ...

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Some 41,000 years ago, a complete and rapid reversal of the geomagnetic field occured. Magnetic studies on sediment cores from the Black Sea show that during this period, during the last ice age, a ...

Rachel Feltman: Happy Monday, listeners! For Scientific American’s Science Quickly, I’m Rachel Feltman. Let’s kick off the week with a quick roundup of the latest science news. First, some public ...

The most recent reversal of Earth’s magnetic field may have been as recent as 42,000 years ago, according to a new analysis of fossilised tree rings. This flip of the magnetic poles would have been ...