Neanderthals died out after Earth's magnetic poles flipped, causing a climate crisis 42,000 years ago, a study says
4:32am PST - February 20th, 2021 chris paul - Business InsiderSummary List PlacementEarth saw a lot of commotion when its magnetic poles flipped 42,000 years ago. Scientists have known about the flip since the late 1960s. Earth's magnetic poles aren't static — they're generated by electric currents from the planet's li…