Agathe Lisé-Pronovost

DECRA Fellow, School of Geography, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Melbourne

Environment

Earth’s invisible shield can help reveal our past and our future

Dr Agathe Lise-Pronovost studies the Earth’s magnetic field, which protects our planet from harmful cosmic rays and leaves its signature in ancient rocks

Sciences & Technology

When the Earth’s magnetic field flipped

Research finds the first Australian-based record of a major global event where the Earth’s magnetic field ‘switched’ – and north became south

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