Planet's Magnetic Field Varies Much Faster Than Expected

It is widely known that the Earth's magnetic field is varying in strength periodically and has reversed poles several hundred times in the past 4.6 billion years, since our planet exists. However, new measurements show that the changes take place much more rapidly than is has been previo... [ read more >> ]

Material movement inside the core determines fast changes in the strength of the magnetic field of the planet

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Material movement inside the core determines fast changes in the strength of the magnetic field of the planet