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.

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 toward Siberia this century, raises questions about what’s driving the unusual shift and why its motion matters. The magnetic north ...

"The current behavior of magnetic north is something that we have never observed before." For decades, scientists have been tracking the shift in Earth's magnetic north pole away from Canada and ...

It's time to recalibrate the navigation systems on ships, airplanes, as the position of the magnetic North Pole is officially ...

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 to as fast as 30 miles (50 kilometers ...

A new study published in the journal Nature Geoscience suggests that the changes in the North Pole’s location are explained by the movement of molten material in Earth’s interior. This ...

The North Pole was above freezing on Sunday after an extreme winter warming event caused temperatures to climb more than 36 F ...

With the right preparations and technological solutions in place, aviation would continue to operate safely, even during a ...

the magnetic north pole’s position is determined by Earth’s magnetic field, which is in constant motion. Over the past few decades, magnetic north’s movement has been unprecedented — it ...

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 to as fast as 50 kilometers per year.