Understanding early life on Earth has been frequently stalled by an imprecise geological clock. Scientists have relied on broad stratigraphic patterns to trace the early Ediacaran Period (635 to ...

The study found that the Earth’s magnetic field experienced a phase of drastic weakening that lasted for 26 million years. It occurred during the Ediacaran period. At that time, a large amount ...

University of Rochester researchers studied Earth’s magnetic field during the transformative Ediacaran Period, which spanned from about 635 to 541 million years ago. The research raises ...