North wasn’t always “up” on world maps. North doesn't always mean "up" when it comes to geophysics. Scientists have known for ...

The Earth’s magnetic field is slowly but surely undergoing a significant change, as scientists predict an upcoming magnetic pole flip, where the North and South magnetic poles will reverse. While this ...

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 ...

NASA is collaborating with the Alaska Satellite Facility in Fairbanks to create a powerful, web-based tool that will show the ...

Some geomagnetic storm conditions are expected after a coronal mass ejection that left the sun last week, forecasters said.

Over the course of our planet’s history, the field has flipped hundreds of times: Magnetic north has slid toward the bottom of the planet while magnetic south has traveled north. Signatures in ...

Here is an index map of 20 major timber types in the United States as defined by the Society of American Foresters. Each forest type listed on the map is presented where it most frequently occurs ...

Colby Itkowitz has covered Washington policy and politics for most of her career. Since coming to the Post in March 2014, she's covered presidential and congressional campaigns, Congress and ...

15. Place the weather vane outside and use the compass to match the north side of the paper plate with magnetic north. 16. Observe findings. If the wind arrow is pointing east then the wind is ...

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