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.

The location of the magnetic north pole is crucial for the functioning of the global positioning systems (GPS).

“So that ability to monitor what’s going on and monitor what Russian submarine activity is doing is becoming ... which is ...

An SES boat has capsized in floodwaters in the North Queensland town of Ingham, killing one person. Hundreds of millimetres of rain have already been recorded across the region, and several major ...

Julianne Fernandez parlayed her experience as a University of Cincinnati geosciences student into a career that has taken her ...

Check your compass again – Earth’s north magnetic pole is moving toward Siberia ... of technology from GPS-enabled phones to nuclear submarines. “The current behaviour of magnetic north ...

In 1905 Walter Wellman was given an assignment by his editor at the Chicago Record-Herald: “Build an airship, go find the North Pole and report by wireless telegraphy and submarine cables the ...

The geographical proximity of the US and Russia to the Arctic Ocean will generate a constant political tremor in the ...

Russian nuclear submarines patrol the Arctic seas, while a growing fleet of nuclear-powered ice breakers projects Kremlin power across the region. China and Russia have conducted joint military drills ...

As new sea passages open up, the commercial and defence possibilities are becoming irresistible. To take advantage, America desperately needs ships ...

While the North Pole is a fixed location ... precise navigational data for all military and civilian planes, ships, submarines and GPS units, NOAA explains, that the updated model is crucial ...