NOAA scientists have spent decades tracking how magnetic north wanders, but recent modeling shows a pole moving in ways ...

The North Magnetic Pole is not standing still, and the latest shift is already pressuring defense, aviation, and tech systems ...

Eventually, the blob of molten material beneath Canada split in two and the stronger one slowly shifted toward the blob beneath Siberia. This spurred the magnetic north pole to slip closer and closer ...

Ancient Homo sapiens may have benefited from sunscreen, tailored clothes and the use of caves during the shifting of the magnetic North Pole over Europe about 41,000 years ago, new University of ...

Recent shifts in Earth's magnetic field have human fingerprints all over them. While it is normal for our planet's magnetic poles to sporadically wander, new research shows we've now amassed enough ...

More than a decade of satellite monitoring has mapped Earth’s magnetic field as it subtly altered between 2014 and 2025 — and what scientists have learned is remarkable. The South Atlantic Anomaly, a ...

Deep beneath the ocean floor, ancient sediments hint that Earth’s magnetic field sometimes changed far more slowly than expected.

Learn how some of Earth’s magnetic field flips last longer than others, weakening our defenses against cosmic radiation.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Earth's magnetic field deflects particles emitted by the Sun. Mark Garlick/Science Photo Library via Getty Images The Earth’s ...

Earth’s magnetic field feels steady and dependable, but over geological time it is anything but fixed. The magnetic north and south poles have swapped places many times in the planet’s history in ...