CNN — The reversal of Earth's magnetic poles, along with a temporary breakdown of the world's magnetic field about 42,000 years ago, could have triggered a raft of environmental changes, solar storms ...

The Earth’s magnetic field briefly collapsed, leaving life on Earth exposed to increased solar and cosmic radiation. This ...

A new video shows how Earth's magnetic field weakened and warped before temporarily flipping during a recent "polar reversal event." When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an ...

Typically considered exceedingly rare in birds, a new study in Australia found sex reversal rates up to 6 percent for some ...

A rare geological event occurs every 300,000 years or so: the Earth’s magnetic poles flip. The magnetic poles are the two ends of the magnetosphere, which surrounds the Earth like a giant, invisible ...

Evidence suggests that the planet may be in the opening strains of a geomagnetic chicken dance, the likes of which we haven't seen for almost a million years. Share on Facebook (opens in a new window) ...

“All signs were pointing to the Sun going into a prolonged phase of low activity,” said Jamie Jasinski, study lead author and ...

Scientists have documented a surprising rate of sex reversal in wild Australian birds, a phenomenon that could be explained by rising pollution or other environmental triggers. A study of five common ...