Princeton University scientists have shown that, in ancient times, the Earth’s magnetic field was structured like the two-pole model of today, suggesting that the methods geoscientists use to reconstruct the geography of early land masses on the globe are accurate. The findings may lead to a better understanding of historical continental movement, which relates to [...]

Oxygen levels actually began to rise 2.8 billion years ago
Analysis of a rock type found only in the world’s oldest oceans has shed new light on how large animals first got a foothold on the Earth.
A scientific team including scientists from Newcastle University have for the first time managed to plot the rise and fall [...]