Science
Massive magnetic fossils are a climate-crisis time machine – Inverse
New research finds that ancient, giant magnetic fossils can help us understand periods of significant climate change.
When you think of magnets
, you probably picture a dull third-grade science experiment, or the tacky palm tree souvenir you picked up on your last beach vacation, which now serves to hold up the overdue electricity bill on the fridge.
Yet magnetism is one of the most defining properties of our planet, enabling us to explain and understand phenomena, from anomalies in the human body, to why Santa Claus ostensibly lives at the North Pole.
Giant, ancient magnets might just help us figure out climate…
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