Scientists have found evidence of past extreme solar storms—they could be disastrous for technology-based society

In September 1859, the same year that Darwin published “On the Origin of Species,” telegraph systems across Europe and North America stopped working and started sparking, leading to fires in some cases. In September 1859, the same year that Darwin published “On the Origin of Species,” telegraph systems across Europe and North America stopped working and started sparking, leading to fires in some cases. Planetary Sciences Phys.org – latest science and technology news stories