3D rendering of Planet Earth's magnetic field. Earth is unique in the solar system for a number of reasons: It's the only planet with a breathable oxygen atmosphere, it's covered in liquid water and ...

Check your compass again — Earth’s north magnetic pole is moving toward Siberia. Since at least the early 19th century, Earth’s north magnetic pole has been situated in the Canadian Arctic and slowly ...

Star trails above the Three Gorges Dam in Yichang, Hubei province, China. Large dams like this one are shifting the Earth's poles away from its axis of rotation. In an ideal model of our planet, the ...

Earth’s magnetic north pole has shifted toward Russia, prompting updates to GPS and navigation systems worldwide. Scientists track this invisible movement to keep technology accurate.

Holiday travel could face disruptions as Earth's magnetic North Pole is rapidly shifting, moving at an accelerated pace of 34 ...

The magnetic North Pole is used by devices such as smartphones for navigation — and that pole moves around over time.

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Earth's north magnetic pole is on the move, unpredictably lurching away from the Canadian Arctic ...

If there's one thing big-budget Hollywood disaster films have taught us, it's that the Earth's poles are nothing to be messed with. But apocalyptic fiction aside, scientists have been tracking the ...

Like most planets in our solar system, the Earth has its own magnetic field. Thanks to its largely molten iron core, our planet is, in fact, a bit like a bar magnet. It has a north and south magnetic ...

Earth's magnetic north pole has been leading scientists on something of a wild goose chase. Over the last 40 years, the spot toward which all our compasses point has moved by an average of about 30 ...