Earth's magnetic field is generated by the churn of its liquid nickel-iron outer core, but it is not a constant feature. Every so often, the magnetic north and south poles swap places in what are ...

Ancient rocks show Earth’s magnetic field followed deep heat patterns inside the planet for hundreds of millions of years.

Most of the time, the shape of Earth’s magnetic field is quite similar to that which would be produced by a bar magnet ...

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

Earth’s magnetic field can linger in a weakened, unstable state for tens of thousands of years before fully flipping.

In A Nutshell Two massive hot regions deep beneath Africa and the Pacific Ocean have been influencing Earth’s protective ...

Ancient magnetic fossils reveal that animal navigation using Earth’s magnetic field may have evolved far earlier than ...

As much as I love the hands-on engagement and rewards of using old-school, tried-and-true navigation tools like magnetic ...

Some butterflies live in places where winter wipes out the plants and mild weather they need. Instead of trying to survive ...

Alex Roddie takes a look at seven of the best hiking apps to help you find your way in the mountains as an additional ...

Deep inside Earth, two massive hot rock structures have been quietly shaping the planet’s magnetic field for millions of ...