Picture yourself standing at the Geographic North Pole with a compass in your hand. You'd expect that trusty needle to point ...

How does a magnetic compass work? Well, it’s all down to basic physics and human ingenuity. The key component of a standard baseplate compass is its magnetized needle, which is allowed to spin freely ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — In a story Feb. 4 about the magnetic north pole, The Associated Press erroneously described the pole’s change in speed. Its speed jumped from about 9 miles per year (about 15 ...

ASHVILLE, N.C. - You may want to check your compass. Scientists previously revealed that Earth’s north magnetic pole is moving toward Russia at unprecedented speeds, and new research has officially ...

Earth's magnetic north pole has been leading scientists on something of a wild goose chase. Over the last 40 years, the spot toward which all our compasses point has moved by an average of about 30 ...

North isn't quite where it used to be. Earth's north magnetic pole has been drifting so fast in the last few decades that scientists say that past estimates are no longer accurate enough for precise ...

ASHVILLE, N.C. - You may want to check your compass. Scientists previously revealed that Earth’s north magnetic pole is moving toward Russia at unprecedented speeds, and new research has officially ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — North isn’t quite where it used to be. Earth’s north magnetic pole has been drifting so fast in the last few decades that scientists say that past estimates are no longer accurate ...