"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 ...

The geographic North Pole (or “true north”) is where Earth’s axis ... the magnetic field and drags it with it as well.” The location of the magnetic north pole was first discovered in ...

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 ...

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.

Marking the North Pole is challenging, as it’s covered by moving sea ice, but its geographic location, also known as the true North Pole, is fixed. By comparison, the magnetic north pole is the ...

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 ...

Auroras have long mystified humanity. Now that we know what they are and why they happen, we can better predict how best to ...

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.