Ancient Tree With Record of Earth’s Magnetic Field Reversal in Its Rings Discovered
By Hannah Osborne On 7/4/19 An ancient tree that contains a record of a reversal of Earth’s magnetic field has been discovered in New Zealand. The tree—an Agathis australis, better known as its Māori name kauri—was found in Ngawha, on New Zealand’s North Island, during excavation work for the expansion of a geothermal power plant, […]