Unlike the geographic poles, which are fixed, magnetic poles are fluid, constantly wandering due to the dynamic nature of Earth’s molten core. Scientists believe these shifts, though gradual ...

This wandering behavior is driven by turbulent ... After decades of rapid movement, the magnetic pole has recently slowed to about 22 miles per year. Scientists link this change to Taylor columns ...

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 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 Earth's magnetic North Pole is moving east, which is interesting but not unusual. What's unusual is how fast it is moving. At 55 kilometres a year, the pole is racing east at a pace faster ...