Ancient rocks have evidence of Earth’s magnetic field. Here’s why this is weird – Space.com
A 3.7-billion-year-old record of our planet’s ancient magnetism has been discovered, providing evidence that Earth’s magnetic field existed very early in history. However, this discovery is quite surprising. Rocks approaching 4 billion years old are hard to find; most are recycled earthIts tectonic activity, sliding into the mantle through subduction zones before sliding out of … Read more