Every breath we take in contains 21% oxygen, the gas that makes life on Earth possible. Oxygen, in its combined oxide state, ...

A recent study led by NASA has revealed a surprising connection between Earth’s magnetic field and the oxygen levels that ...

Geologic records reveal that magnetic field strength and oxygen levels rise and fall together, implying deep-Earth processes ...

Earth’s oxygenated atmosphere and magnetic field make life possible, but scientists have discovered that there’s a hidden ...

New NASA research demonstrates that 540 million years of Earth’s magnetic field changes have corresponded to surface ...

Scientists convert Earth's magnetic field collapse from 41,000 years ago into chilling audio, revealing ancient cosmic ...

For 540-million years, the ebb and flow in the strength of Earth’s magnetic field has correlated with fluctuations in ...

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Angular momentum is a fundamental quantity in physics that describes the rotational motion of objects. In quantum physics, it ...

The strength of Earth’s magnetic field and the amount of oxygen in its atmosphere seem to be correlated—and scientists want ...