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.

"The current behavior of magnetic north is something that we have never observed before." For decades, scientists have been tracking the shift in Earth's magnetic north pole away from Canada and ...

Scientists released an update to a model that maps the ever-moving pole and has significant implications for navigation ...

The magnetic north pole is different from the geographic North Pole (or “true north”), which is ... field and drags it with it as well.” The location of the magnetic north pole was first ...

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If you are using your smartphone to navigate, your system just got a crucial update. Scientists have released a new model tracking the position of the magnetic north pole, revealing that the pole ...