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An international team of researchers suggests that low solar activity and the reversal of the magnetic field together may have cataclysmic effects that can spell the end of life. In a study [...]

Ancient swamp kauri tree rings have shed light on crucial changes to the Earths atmosphere, which may have led to mass extinction of megafauna and the beginning of cave art. The Adams Event would have caused frequent and dazzling light shows in the sky - similar to the Northern and Southern Lights. Photo: 123RF Scientists from NIWA, the University of New South Wales Sydney (UNSW), the South Australian Museum, and the University of Waikato, have been working together on the study. They looked a...

The reversal of Earths magnetic poles could have triggered a raft of environmental changes, solar storms and the extinction of the Neanderthals, according to a new study.