The updated version of the World Magnetic Model was released on Dec. 17, with a new prediction of how the magnetic north pole ...

It's time to recalibrate the navigation systems on ships, airplanes, and (given the time of year) Santa's sleigh: the ...

In the mid 1900s, the north magnetic pole was lumbering along at less than a hundred feet each day, adding up to less than seven miles of difference each year. But in the '90s, this started to change.

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.

A map showing the movement of the magnetic north pole. The magnetic north pole of Earth moves over time depending on the motion of molten iron in the planet's core.

In the 300 years between 1600 and 1900, scientists estimate that the magnetic North Pole moved about six miles per year. At the beginning of this century, it picked up to about 34 miles per year ...

So it's a map of the North Pole and adjoining areas, and it was printed in what they call it Oxon, which is the, um, Latinized name for Oxford. So it was printed in England, and it's by Moses Pitt.

Stock image: Map showing the movement of the north magnetic pole since 1831. Over this period, the pole has drifted inexorably toward Siberia.

Scientists are baffled as the North Pole moves increasingly closer to Russia which could eventually play havoc with people's smartphones. "The magnetic pole has been moving very slowly around ...

In mid-November 2024, several news outlets published articles claiming the magnetic North Pole was "moving toward Russia." Several Snopes readers wrote to ask us whether the reporting was true and ...

NORAD said Santa got back to the North Pole shortly after 5 a.m. EST. Santa's arrival times. Although the NORAD tracker reflected where Santa was at different points on his route around the world ...