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

Every few hundred thousand years, Earth’s magnetic poles flip, turning north into south and south into north. These ...

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

The magnetic north pole has shifted over 400 km from Canada towards Russia in the past century due to changes in Earth's molten core. Scientists use the World Magnetic Model to monitor this ...

On the one hand, this magnetic shield is responsible for life forming on Earth in the first place, as it protects the surface from most of the Sun’s harmful UV rays. In a less existential way ...

A Shifting Core Beneath Our Feet Earth’s core plays a crucial role in protecting life. It generates a magnetic field that shields the planet from the Sun’s radiation. The inner core spins ...

Scientists recently released an updated World Magnetic Model, crucial for navigation systems worldwide, to account for its drift. With implications for GPS accuracy and even the possibility of a pole ...

Earth's magnetic field occasionally bursts into song — but these compositions are written with electromagnetic radiation, not sound waves. When converted to audio signals, though, these strange ...

Their ability to migrate thousands of miles has puzzled researchers for years. Experts have long suspected that sea turtles rely on Earth’s magnetic field to chart their course, but the details were ...