The geographic North Pole is in a different location than the magnetic North Pole, which is the spot that guides our compasses and other navigation systems. The Earth’s iron core and magnetic ...

During the Laschamps excursion, the North Pole meandered over Europe. Using a 3D reconstruction of Earth’s geospace system, researchers found that the Earth’s magnetic field weakened to about ...

Robert Edwin Peary, called "one of the greatest of all explorers," claimed to have been the first person to reach the North Pole on April ... with the National Geographic Society's highest honor ...

Earth's magnetic field dramatically flipped roughly 41,000 years ago. We can now experience this epic upheaval, thanks to a ...

Byrd returned from the first-ever flight to the North ... Geographic Society. Newsom was particularly curious about the solar compass that Byrd used to find his way to and from the pole.

India’s electric vehicle industry and the government are struggling to find alternatives to rare earth magnets as China, the near-monopoly supplier, continues to throttle the sale of the key ...

Its reinforced hull and advanced onboard technology make it one of the few ships on Earth capable of transporting passengers to the geographic North Pole — and doing so repeatedly and safely.

A 250-mile stretch of the Blue Ridge Parkway winds through western North Carolina, yielding views of mountains, waterfalls, and other natural wonders. With both the misty Blue Ridge Mountains and ...

Paris - Two European satellites were launched on Wednesday on the final phase of a two-year mission to monitor the Earth's magnetic field, space officials here said. The two spacecraft, named Rumba ...

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