Earth’s magnetic north pole is on the move—and in surprising ways. With the release of the World Magnetic Model 2025, ...

This week, see what makes loggerhead sea turtles “dance,” track a cosmic “ghost particle,” uncover an ancient basilica, and more.

Every few hundred thousand years, Earth’s magnetic poles flip, turning north into south and south into north. These ...

Loggerhead turtles navigate using magnetic fields, and new research has revealed more about this remarkable ability.

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 ...

Loggerhead turtles “dance” when exposed to food-associated magnetic fields, and their magnetic map may help them return to ...

Sea turtles have long mystified researchers by returning to beaches where they were hatched, magnetic signals may be the key, ...