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.

So while there’s no need to worry about the gradual shift of the Earth’s poles, the moment they flip and north becomes south while south becomes north is a day you wouldn’t forget any time soon.

As sunspots emerge on the sun's surface close to its equator, their orientations will match the old magnetic field, while ...

This video shows what will happen when Earth's magnetic poles flip. Following is a transcript ... Earth doesn't always just have a single magnetic North and South Pole. Evidence suggests that ...

It's time to recalibrate the navigation systems on ships, airplanes, and (given the time of year) Santa's sleigh: the ...

Recent observations reveal that Earth's magnetic poles are gradually drifting. Until the 1990s, the North Pole moved at about 15 kilometers per year. However, the rate has accelerated to 55 ...