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.

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.

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 ...

The Earth’s magnetic north pole has been slowly inching its way across the Arctic for decades, but recently, its path […] The ...

By comparison, the magnetic north pole is the northernmost convergence ... the slowdown will persist and if it will continue at its current pace, according to Brown. “It could change (its ...

“The current behaviour of magnetic north is ... said in a statement. The magnetic north pole is different from the geographic North Pole. The geographic North Pole (or “true north”) is ...

It's time to recalibrate the navigation systems on ships, airplanes, as the position of the magnetic North Pole is officially ...

Sir James Clark Ross discovered magnetic north pole in 1831 in northern Canada ... slowdown will persist and if it will continue at its current pace. "It could change (its) rate, or even speed ...