A 42,000-year-old tree reveals Earth’s last magnetic pole flip, exposing the planet to deadly radiation. Scientists warn a ...

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

A powerful solar storm in May 2024 led to the formation of two radiation belts, altering Earth's space environment.

However, the weakening of the magnetic field during a reversal might increase solar ... though the effects would likely be minimal because of advancements in satellite technology and the Earth's ...

Wayanad: Taking a veiled jibe at the Union government on Saturday, Congress’ Wayanad MP Priyanka Gandhi said that the party and its workers are fighting against the “entire government machinery,” ...

Earth's magnetic field occasionally bursts into song — but these compositions are written with electromagnetic radiation, not sound waves. When converted to audio signals, though, these strange ...

A recently released animation shows a new look at a large asteroid that has a small, but significant, chance of impacting planet Earth in seven years. The animation, provided by the NASA-funded ...

If the near-Earth asteroid Bennu were to collide with Earth in the future, the space rock could cause substantial global damage, even though it’s a fraction of the size of the asteroid that ...

The U.S. has imposed a 10% tariff on all Chinese goods, including rare earths, and China has retaliated with export controls on critical minerals. Conflict in Myanmar has disrupted the supply of ...

Space agencies have systems in place to spot, track, and forecast the future orbits of potentially hazardous asteroids. NASA has a network of telescopes used to track near-Earth asteroids, like ...

From quick hits to deep dives, this Mashable series cuts through the noise to explain what on Earth is going on and what you should know about it. The lack of up-to-date visuals on Google Earth is ...