Scientists have determined that differential cooling of the Earth's core have helped to create slow-drifting vortexes near the equator on the Atlantic side of the magnetic field.

New simulations suggest Earth's magnetic field can change directions 10 times faster than previously thought.

The team found that the North Pole wandered over Europe when the magnetic field's poles started to flip positions, a natural process that has happened around 180 times over Earth's geological ...

In fact, the pole is moving so quickly that scientists responsible for mapping the Earth's magnetic field were recently forced to update their model much earlier than expected. Will the aurora move?

The Earth's magnetic field is a fascinating and mysterious force that has captivated scientists and weather enthusiasts alike. Recent discoveries have brought new insights into how this magnetic ...

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.

Mukhopadhyay’s research suggests that a shift in the Earth’s magnetic poles around 41,000 years ago, known as the Laschamp event, may have contributed to the extinction of Neanderthals. Agnit ...

Unpredictable changes in the way it flows cause the magnetic field around the Earth to shift, which then causes the magnetic core to also move.

During a brief but dramatic chapter in Earth's history about 41,000 years ago, the planet’s magnetic field nearly collapsed. What followed was a cascade of environmental and biological changes ...

NASA In Earth’s northern hemisphere, compass needles point toward the magnetic North Pole, and the location changes depending on the shifting contours of the Earth’s magnetic field.

Ancient Homo sapiens may have benefited from sunscreen, tailored clothes and the use of caves during the shifting of the magnetic North Pole over Europe about 41,000 years ago, new University of ...

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.