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Earth’s magnetic dipole collapses, and life explodes

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: The present-day magnetic field protects life, but an ancient phase when it nearly collapsed corresponded with a key step in evolution. Changes in the planet’s deep interior may have started it all.

Source: Physics Today

DOI: 10.1063/pt.bide.yfhb

Author: John A. Tarduno

Language: English

Topic: Geomagnetism and Paleomagnetism Studies

Subfield: Molecular Biology

Field: Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

Domain: Life Sciences

Open Access status: hybrid

OpenAlex ID: W4408447011

FWCI: 0.261

Cites: 17

Cited by: 1

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