A giant sequoia located in Sequoia National Park in California, the General Sherman is 52,500 feet in volume and is more than ...

Around 41,000 years ago, Earth’s magnetic field underwent a chaotic shift that temporarily weakened the planet’s natural ...

This magnetic field has a north and south orientation, which currently roughly aligns with Earth’s North and South poles. Those are the sites where the field is the strongest, which is why ...

The study, published in Science Advances, examines a dramatic event known as the Laschamps excursion. During this event, Earth’s magnetic poles temporarily shifted, and the magnetic field dropped to ...