Earth's magnetic field is generated by the churn of its liquid nickel-iron outer core, but it is not a constant feature.

Earth’s magnetic north pole has continued its long-term drift toward Siberia, officially crossing into the Russian hemisphere in 2025, according to updated geophysical models. Although the shift ...

Deep beneath the ocean floor, ancient sediments hint that Earth’s magnetic field sometimes changed far more slowly than ...

Earth’s magnetic field feels steady and dependable, but over geological time it is anything but fixed. The magnetic north and south poles have swapped places many times in the planet’s history in ...

The magnetic North Pole, once a slow wanderer circling the Canadian Arctic, has broken into a sprint that has startled the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Earth's magnetic field deflects particles emitted by the Sun. Mark Garlick/Science Photo Library via Getty Images The Earth’s ...

Recent shifts in Earth's magnetic field have human fingerprints all over them. While it is normal for our planet's magnetic poles to sporadically wander, new research shows we've now amassed enough ...

Learn about the continent-sized rocks hidden deep within Earth's mantle that have influenced the magnetic field for millions ...

Hidden mega-structures deep inside Earth may have been quietly steering our planet’s magnetic field—and rewriting what we ...

Stephen has degrees in science (Physics major) and arts (English Literature and the History and Philosophy of Science), as well as a Graduate Diploma in Science Communication. Stephen has degrees in ...

More than a decade of satellite monitoring has mapped Earth’s magnetic field as it subtly altered between 2014 and 2025 — and what scientists have learned is remarkable. The South Atlantic Anomaly, a ...

Exploring Earth's deep interior is a far bigger challenge than exploring the solar system. While we have traveled 25 billion ...