Earth’s magnetic field has flipped hundreds of times, the last reversal was around 780,000 years ago, and the field has been weakening for the past two centuries
Earth's magnetic field has reversed hundreds of times, last flipped around 780,000 years ago, and has weakened for two centuries. What that does, and does not, tell us. The post Earth’s magnetic…
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