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Antarctica volcano: Landmark lava research unearths new evidence of Earth’s magnetic field – Daily Express
ANTARCTICA’S volcanoes have helped shed new light on Earth’s ancient magnetic field – the force allowing life to thrive on the planet.
Earth’s magnetic field is considered crucial to sustaining life on our planet. This complex and dynamic force is responsible for shielding us from brutal cosmic radiation and charged particles spewed by the Sun. However, although this invisible field’s cause is known to be generated by an ocean of superheated, swirling liquid iron constituting our planet’s outer core 1,900 miles (3,000km) underground, much about it remains a mystery.
Fortunately, valuable clues to the direction and intensity of…
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