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.

"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 ...

Earth’s magnetic North Pole is moving toward Russia. NASA In Earth’s northern hemisphere, compass needles point toward the magnetic North Pole, and the location changes depending on the ...

Earth's Magnetic North Pole Officially Has A New Position Just before Christmas, let's hope this doesn't screw up the deliveries of the North Pole's most famous resident.

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 is rapidly moving towards Russia, baffling scientists and possibly disrupting cell phones and GPS signals.

British scientists said the magnetic North Pole was moving rapidly toward Russia. Here's what that means.

Unlike the geographic North Pole, which marks a fixed location, the magnetic north pole’s position is determined by Earth’s magnetic field, which is in constant motion.

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 ...