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.

Karen Kylleso accomplished the feat overnight between Monday and Tuesday, 114 years after fellow Norwegian and polar explorer Roald Amundsen became the first person to reach the South Pole.

Since it was first discovered ... because the magnetic pole was moving much faster than usual. While these changes may seem minor to the average person, they have significant consequences for ...

After just under 54 days of trekking 702 miles through no man's land, Kyllesø became the youngest person ever to reach the South Pole on Skis ... Pierre Hedan of France first broke the record ...

The magnetic north pole, where compass needles point, is about 1,200 miles south and is where geomagnetic ... The location of the magnetic north pole was first discovered in 1831 by Arctic ...

"The current behavior of magnetic north is something that we have never observed before." For decades, scientists have been tracking the shift in Earth's magnetic north pole away from Canada and ...

Lovers could be in for an early Valentine’s Day treat as the Northern Lights becomes visible for million of Brits this week.

It was the height of exploration fever. Six years later Roald Amundsen would become the first man to reach the South Pole. But it would be more than a decade and several attempts after that before ...

How do you do, Ollie? I’m Robert Falcon Scott. I set out in 1911 to be the first person to reach the South Pole. I knew that Ernest Shackleton and Roald Amundsen, a Norwegian explorer ...

It also highlights a major point in Antarctic history: the race to be the first to reach the South Pole, a race that was ... Written in first person and full of anecdotes, this book is a nice ...