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 updated version of the World Magnetic Model was released on Dec. 17, with a new prediction of how the magnetic north pole will shift over the next five years. Here's why it was changed.

The construction of thousands of dams around the world since the 19th century has caused Earth’s poles to shift by more than 3.7 feet ...

Strange cone-shaped rocks led scientists to the hidden remains of one of Earth’s oldest asteroid impacts. It could help us find fossil life on Mars.

Over the past two centuries, humans have locked up enough water in dams to shift Earth's poles slightly away from the ...

Ever been late because you misread a clock? Sometimes, the "clocks" geologists use to date events can also be misread.

Dam construction since 1835 has caused Earth's poles to "wander" away from the planet's rotational axis because of the ...

The European Space Agency's Solar Orbiter, in collaboration with NASA, has captured unprecedented images of the Sun's south pole from 40 million miles ...