Neanderthals died out after Earth’s magnetic poles flipped, causing a climate crisis 42,000 years ago, a study says – Business Insider Australia

• Earth’s magnetic poles flipped 42,000 years ago, which may have triggered a global climate crisis, a new study found.
• The resulting changes in temperatures and radiation levels may have killed off many large mammals.
• The event may have ultimately contributed to the extinction of Neanderthals.
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Earth saw a lot of commotion when its magnetic poles flipped 42,000 years ago. 
Scientists have known about the flip since the late 1960s. Earth’s magnetic…

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