In a world heavily reliant on technology, a significant magnetic pole shift could potentially wreak havoc. Our modern lives are entwined with the functionality of satellites, GPS systems ...

Geographic north, which is a straight line between wherever you are on the planet and the (geographic) North Pole, doesn’t actually point at the north magnetic pole at all. It’s a bit ...

Earth’s magnetic north pole has been shifting ... To understand the effects of this shift, scientists developed computer models to track the movement of charged particles as they bounce ...

Earth’s magnetic poles are constantly on the move, but they haven’t drifted far enough to actually flip in the modern age. Researchers know that Earth’s poles have flipped in the past ...

"The continuous shift is an issue for compasses in mobile ... so-ever to do with the Earth being in a rush to switch its magnetic poles — the same cannot be said for directions.