Mysterious Link Between Earth’s Magnetism and Oxygen Baffles Scientists

Scientists discover strong, unexpected link between Earth's magnetic field and oxygen levels

Earth's magnetic field and oxygen levels have increased more or less in parallel over the past 540 million years, suggesting the two factors are linked in some way, researchers say.

Mysterious link between Earth’s magnetism and oxygen baffles scientists

Earth’s magnetic field seems to correlate with conditions that helped complex life to thrive — a discovery that could aid the search for life on distant exoplanets. Earth’s magnetic field seems to correlate with conditions that helped complex life to thrive — a discovery that could aid the search for life on distant exoplanets.