A new international study using ancient swamp kauri from Northland shows that Earth’s magnetic field flipped 42,000 years ago ...

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

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

A perfectly preserved ancient tree fossil offered scientists an unprecedented view into a moment 42,000 years ago when the ...

Geophysicists have long speculated that the weakening of the magnetic field could signal a potential geomagnetic reversal, in which the planet’s north and south magnetic poles swap places. While such ...

Scientists recently released an updated World Magnetic Model, crucial for navigation systems worldwide, to account for its drift. With implications for GPS accuracy and even the possibility of a pole ...

Over 40,000 years ago, Earth's magnetic field pulled a switcheroo, flipping its poles in a dramatic shift known as the ...

with the magnetosphere weakening so much that its polarity reversed. This flips the magnetic north and south poles, and the change can last for tens of thousands of years. Scientists have ...