“Do any other plants have a magnetic field?”
Earth is the only terrestrial or rocky planet in the inner plants with a known magnetic field despite all of them having molten interiors.
In 1974, a spacecraft that flew past Mercury was able to measure a magnetic field, but it was extremely weak at only about 1% of the magnetic field on here on Earth.
The gas giants Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune all have magnetic fields that are much stronger than Earth's magnetic field.
Learn more about this with our series “Inner Earth”
From secret worlds to mystical doors, subterranean land appeared in ancient mythology, and legends in all kinds of flavours. But right under our feet lies an incredible force of nature capable of keeping us alive as well as posing existential threats
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Dr. Samuel J. Mitchell
When thinking about volcanoes, you are probably imagining an enormous mountain with some fumes on top of it. But 80 percent of the volcanic eruptions on Earth take place in the ocean. Why are underwater volcanoes so active?
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Dr Maggie Lieu
We have all used one of those little compasses to find out which direction is North. But what makes those needles move is something much bigger and essential for making life on earth possible. What is it and why do we need it?
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Dr. Emily Zawacki
During a process that lasted millions of years, the movement of tectonic plates split our continents apart. This process is still going on to this date. But why does it happen and how did it create the perfect conditions for life on earth?
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