The above 40-second video is sped-up footage of the new-found jets flashing briefly near the Sun’s south pole. In reality, ...

Dancing turtles have proved for the first time that some animals use Earth's magnetic field to create a personal map of their ...

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 magnetic north pole’s movement, which has suddenly accelerated toward ... Scientists say that if you tried traveling the 5,280 miles from South Africa to the United Kingdom in a straight line ...

Understanding the Mystique of Magnetic Pole Shifts Magnetic pole shifts, a subject shrouded in both fascination and fear, ...

It took 250 years for the Laschamps reversal to take place and it stayed in the unusual orientation for about 440 years. At most, Earth's magnetic field may have remained at 25 percent of its current ...

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.

Dancing turtles have proved for the first time that some animals use Earth’s magnetic field to create a personal map of their ...

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