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Geomagnetics
Geomagnetics: a branch of geophysics concerned with all aspects of the Earth's magnetic field which is produced in the inner core. This includes its origin, variation through time, and manifestations in the form of magnetic poles, the remanent magnetization of rocks, and local or regional magnetic anomalies.The Earth's magnetic field is predominantly a geo-axial dipole, with north and south magnetic poles located near the geographic poles that undergo periodic reversals and excursions.
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JAN 12, 2025Earth & The Environment
These images of the aurora borealis, courtesy of the University of Calgary Faculty of Science research team show the str ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 19, 2024Space & Astronomy
How do powerful geomagnetic storms from the Sun influence the Earth’s atmosphere? This is what two separate studie ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScDEC 11, 2023Earth & The Environment
Geomagnetic storms cause auroras, also known as the northern lights (aurora borealis) or southern lights (aurora austral ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 11, 2023Space & Astronomy
A recent study published in The Royal Society’s Philosophical Transactions A: Mathematical Physical and Engineerin ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScJUN 08, 2023Space & Astronomy
Where does the solar wind originate from the Sun? This is what a recent study published in Nature hopes to answer as a t ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScFEB 24, 2023Genetics & Genomics
The earth has a magnetic field, and some animals such as monarch butterflies and turtles can use it to navigate during l ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 30, 2023Earth & The Environment
In a recent study published in Scientific Reports, a team of researchers led by the University of California, Los Angele ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScMAY 17, 2022Space & Astronomy
Researchers from West Virginia University (WVU) are leading a project that will improve our understanding of “spac ...Written By: Kristina Punzi, Ph.D.DEC 23, 2021Chemistry & Physics
Many of us played with magnets when we were children, and for some, it was the first scientific principle we learned. Ma ...Written By: Hannah DanielJUN 08, 2021Space & Astronomy
The auroras that are the northern lights have captured the imagination of people for thousands of years. While theories ...Written By: Annie LennonMAY 10, 2021Plants & Animals
How do sharks make transatlantic journeys without losing their way? New research published this week in Current Biology ...Written By: Anne MedinaMAR 16, 2021Space & Astronomy
Many years ago, the Hubble Space Telescope was able to catch a glimpse of amazing auroras that occur on Jupiter. Now res ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 21, 2021Space & Astronomy
As we move through space, the magnetic field of the planet, which (the dynamo theory states is) generated by its metal c ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 17, 2020Microbiology
Animals can sense magnetism, an ability called magnetoreception. Scientists have been trying to understand this sense, w ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 10, 2020Space & Astronomy
The Earth's magnetic field is crucial for life on Earth. Generated by the molten iron core 3000 km beneath our plane ...Written By: Annie LennonJUL 22, 2020Chemistry & Physics
Earth's magnetic poles have been on a hasty move in the last two decades. Recently, the geoscientists at Leeds Unive ...Written By: Daniel DuanFEB 07, 2020Chemistry & Physics
The existence of a diverse atmosphere on our planet is crucial for life. On top of being in the goldilocks zone, another ...Written By: Daniel DuanJAN 28, 2020Space & Astronomy
A plethora of spacecraft have photographed the Sun, but every one of those photographs has been snapped from the rather ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJAN 27, 2020Space & Astronomy
One of humankind’s most ambitious goals for the next decade is preparing to send astronauts to Mars for the very f ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJAN 26, 2020Space & Astronomy
Mercury is the solar system’s smallest planet, and it’s also the one residing closest to the Sun. But while ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJAN 19, 2020Space & Astronomy
The Cassini-Huygens mission officially came to an end in September 2017 when it came dangerously close to running of fue ...Written By: Anthony BouchardDEC 08, 2019Space & Astronomy
NASA’s Parker Solar Probe is currently the closest spacecraft to the Sun today. Being this close gives the spacecr ...Written By: Anthony BouchardOCT 29, 2019Space & Astronomy
Move over Parker Solar Probe, there’s a new Sun-orbiting spacecraft in town. The European Space Agency has complet ...Written By: Anthony BouchardSEP 30, 2019Space & Astronomy
Innumerable amounts of asteroids exist in the asteroid belt that resides between Mars and Jupiter in orbit around the Su ...Written By: Anthony Bouchard
JAN 12, 2025
Earth & The Environment
These images of the aurora borealis, courtesy of the University of Calgary Faculty of Science research team show the str
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 19, 2024
Space & Astronomy
How do powerful geomagnetic storms from the Sun influence the Earth’s atmosphere? This is what two separate studie
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
DEC 11, 2023
Earth & The Environment
Geomagnetic storms cause auroras, also known as the northern lights (aurora borealis) or southern lights (aurora austral
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 11, 2023
Space & Astronomy
A recent study published in The Royal Society’s Philosophical Transactions A: Mathematical Physical and Engineerin
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
JUN 08, 2023
Space & Astronomy
Where does the solar wind originate from the Sun? This is what a recent study published in Nature hopes to answer as a t
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
FEB 24, 2023
Genetics & Genomics
The earth has a magnetic field, and some animals such as monarch butterflies and turtles can use it to navigate during l
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 30, 2023
Earth & The Environment
In a recent study published in Scientific Reports, a team of researchers led by the University of California, Los Angele
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
MAY 17, 2022
Space & Astronomy
Researchers from West Virginia University (WVU) are leading a project that will improve our understanding of “spac
...
Written By:
Kristina Punzi, Ph.D.
DEC 23, 2021
Chemistry & Physics
Many of us played with magnets when we were children, and for some, it was the first scientific principle we learned. Ma
...
Written By:
Hannah Daniel
JUN 08, 2021
Space & Astronomy
The auroras that are the northern lights have captured the imagination of people for thousands of years. While theories
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
MAY 10, 2021
Plants & Animals
How do sharks make transatlantic journeys without losing their way? New research published this week in Current Biology
...
Written By:
Anne Medina
MAR 16, 2021
Space & Astronomy
Many years ago, the Hubble Space Telescope was able to catch a glimpse of amazing auroras that occur on Jupiter. Now res
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 21, 2021
Space & Astronomy
As we move through space, the magnetic field of the planet, which (the dynamo theory states is) generated by its metal c
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 17, 2020
Microbiology
Animals can sense magnetism, an ability called magnetoreception. Scientists have been trying to understand this sense, w
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 10, 2020
Space & Astronomy
The Earth's magnetic field is crucial for life on Earth. Generated by the molten iron core 3000 km beneath our plane
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
JUL 22, 2020
Chemistry & Physics
Earth's magnetic poles have been on a hasty move in the last two decades. Recently, the geoscientists at Leeds Unive
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
FEB 07, 2020
Chemistry & Physics
The existence of a diverse atmosphere on our planet is crucial for life. On top of being in the goldilocks zone, another
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
JAN 28, 2020
Space & Astronomy
A plethora of spacecraft have photographed the Sun, but every one of those photographs has been snapped from the rather
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JAN 27, 2020
Space & Astronomy
One of humankind’s most ambitious goals for the next decade is preparing to send astronauts to Mars for the very f
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JAN 26, 2020
Space & Astronomy
Mercury is the solar system’s smallest planet, and it’s also the one residing closest to the Sun. But while
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JAN 19, 2020
Space & Astronomy
The Cassini-Huygens mission officially came to an end in September 2017 when it came dangerously close to running of fue
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
DEC 08, 2019
Space & Astronomy
NASA’s Parker Solar Probe is currently the closest spacecraft to the Sun today. Being this close gives the spacecr
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
OCT 29, 2019
Space & Astronomy
Move over Parker Solar Probe, there’s a new Sun-orbiting spacecraft in town. The European Space Agency has complet
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
SEP 30, 2019
Space & Astronomy
Innumerable amounts of asteroids exist in the asteroid belt that resides between Mars and Jupiter in orbit around the Su
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard