A perfectly preserved ancient tree fossil offered scientists an unprecedented view into a moment 42,000 years ago when the ...

A 42,000-year-old tree reveals Earth’s last magnetic pole flip, exposing the planet to deadly radiation. Scientists warn a ...

Understanding the Mystique of Magnetic Pole Shifts Magnetic pole shifts, a subject shrouded in both fascination and fear, ...

With the right preparations and technological solutions in place, aviation would continue to operate safely, even during a ...

Learn how forces deep underground generate a protective bubble between us and space.

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.

the magnetic and geographic poles do not always align. As well as a few temporary reversals, the Earth's magnetic field – just like the Sun – can flip over long timescales. During the Brunhes ...

Over 40,000 years ago, Earth's magnetic field pulled a switcheroo, flipping its poles in a dramatic shift known as the ...

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 phenomenon "may be linked to the Earth's history of magnetic pole reversals, which have occurred nearly 200 times over the past 100 million years," said Earth.com. Understanding pole shifting ...

Earth’s magnetic north is not static ... but scientists say there’s no evidence that any pole reversal is imminent – plus, it would take place over hundreds to thousands of years.

Unlike the geographic North Pole, which marks a fixed location ... While life on Earth has weathered multiple magnetic reversals over more than 100 million years, “we’ve never experienced ...