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 ...

When Santa is done delivering presents on Christmas Eve, he must get back home to the North Pole, even if it's snowing so hard that the reindeer can't see the way.

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 ...

In the blink of an eye in geological time, Canada has lost one north pole but gained another, a new and different claim to be ...

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.

Deep beneath our feet, something extraordinary is happening. Scientists have discovered that changes in Earth's core are ...

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 ...

As the world rang in 2026, scientists in Antarctica did something many of us might think would be impossible: they moved the South Pole. When we envision the South Pole, we tend to think of a fixed ...

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 ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. David Bressan is a geologist who covers curiosities about Earth. The Earth's magnetic field acts as an invisible shield against ...

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Nature reporter Alex Witze about a rapid shift in the Earth's magnetic poles. There's some strange movement at the top of the globe right now. The north magnetic pole, ...