Your navigation system just got a critical update, one that happens periodically because Earth’s magnetic north pole keeps moving. Here’s what to know.

A perfectly preserved ancient tree fossil offered scientists an unprecedented view into a moment 42,000 years ago when the ...

With the right preparations and technological solutions in place, aviation would continue to operate safely, even during a ...

Earth’s magnetic north is not static. Like an anchorless buoy pushed by ocean waves, the magnetic field is constantly on the move as liquid iron sloshes around in the planet’s outer core.

Understanding the Mystique of Magnetic Pole Shifts Magnetic pole shifts, a subject shrouded in both fascination and fear, ...

As the fluid dynamics of the core change, the magnetic pole shifts over time in a process known as the geodynamo. Now, something unusual seems to be happening. “The current behavior of magnetic north ...

When you think of the North Pole’s location, you probably imagine it is the centermost point at the top of our planet. However, the North Magnetic ... say that the current direction of the ...

When an electric current ... the magnetic fields generated within the liquid core would cancel one another out and result in no distinct north or south magnetic poles.

Scientists have released a new model tracking the position of the magnetic north pole, revealing that the ... is mostly an extrapolation given our current knowledge of the Earth’s magnetic ...

Check your compass again – Earth’s north magnetic pole is moving toward Siberia ... GPS-enabled phones to nuclear submarines. “The current behaviour of magnetic north is something that ...