・Historical Drift: Since its discovery in 1831 by British explorer Sir James Clark Ross, magnetic north has drifted from northern Canada toward Russia. By 2000, it had left Canadian shores entirely.

Earth’s magnetic field, generated by movements within its molten iron core, serves as a protective shield against solar winds ...

in which the planet’s north and south magnetic poles swap places. While such an event is not expected to happen any time soon, they have occurred periodically throughout Earth’s history—the last ...

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.

Scientists have released a new model tracking the position of the magnetic north pole, revealing that the pole is now closer to Siberia than it was five years ago and is continuing to drift toward ...