An animation using data from the European Space Agency (ESA) allows you to "listen" to Earth's magnetic field being disrupted ...

Magnetic north versus ‘true north’ At the top of the world in the middle of the Arctic Ocean lies the geographic North Pole, the point where all the lines of longitude that curve around Earth ...

The geographic north pole doesn’t move, and if we’re putting things in the simplest of terms, it’s the “top” of the globe. The magnetic poles, however, are constantly drifting.

The geographic North Pole "stays at the same place, as it is where all lines of longitude converge," while the magnetic North Pole is where a compass points, which "changes from time to time as ...

The Geographic Pole is a fixed point on the surface of the Earth. We have known that the Earth has a magnetic field and magnetic poles since the 1600s. However, it took over 200 years to discover ...

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 geographic North Pole "stays at the same place, as it is where all lines of longitude converge," while the magnetic North Pole is where a compass points, which "changes from time to time as ...

Marking the North Pole is challenging, as it’s covered by moving sea ice, but its geographic location, also known as the true North Pole, is fixed. By comparison, the magnetic north pole is the ...

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.

By Mindy Weisberger, CNN (CNN) — If you are using your smartphone to navigate, your system just got a crucial update. Scientists have released a new ...

By Mindy Weisberger, CNN (CNN) — If you are using your smartphone to navigate, your system just got a crucial update. Scientists have released a new model tracking the position of the magnetic ...