SwRI investigating unusual substorm in Earth’s magnetotail using MMS data

Southwest Research Institute scientists in the USA are investigating Earth’s magnetotail substorms, using NASA’s MMS data in collaboration with the University of Michigan, to understand magnetic reconnection and aurorae.
Did a magnetic field collapse trigger the emergence of animals?

Researchers at the University of Rochester in the USA have linked Earth’s unusually weak magnetic field during the Ediacaran Period to the emergence of complex life.