Scientists released an update to a model that maps ... pole has been slowly drifting across the Arctic, but recent shifts in its path have caught the attention of scientists—and those who rely on ...

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.

Since the 1830s, the magnetic pole has traveled about 1,500 miles north and eastward in the Northern Hemisphere. In the 2000s, the movement accelerated ... magnetic field maps for navigation.

The Earth’s magnetic north pole has been slowly inching its way across the Arctic for decades, but recently, its path […] The ...

The magnetic north pole’s movement, which has suddenly accelerated ... a tool used by GPS systems and navigation devices that maps the north magnetic pole. As of the latest revision, released ...

Smartphones and consumer electronics companies also rely on the update to provide accurate compass apps, maps and GPS ... t explain why the magnetic north’s pole movement dramatically sped ...

Sir James Clark Ross discovered magnetic north pole in 1831 in northern Canada. British scientists have recently revealed that Earth's magnetic north pole is drifting towards Russia at an ...

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.