When you look at a map, you can hazard a pretty good guess at where the North and South Poles are. However, because of the fluidity at the Earth’s core, our planet’s magnetic field is not stable, ...

The sun is on the verge of a significant event: a magnetic field reversal. This phenomenon happens roughly every 11 years and marks an important stage in the solar cycle. The shift in polarity ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through the links below." Earth itself is a giant magnet. Because Earth spins and has an energized liquid metal core, it is in ...

You might be scared if you heard Earth’s North Pole and South Pole were about to flip positions. The sun is about to do the same thing, and it’s not a worry for us. The sun is a big magnetic ball of ...

Is there something strange and alien confined deep inside the Earth? Is it trying to break free and escape into the heavens? No, of course not. But in a new soundscape from the ESA, it sure sounds ...

Some Swiss researchers just finished a study on 5 major volcanic eruptions in the 1800's and they figure earth experienced a gear shift in its climate. Apparently they know one polarity shift happened ...

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The sun is on the verge of a significant event: a magnetic field reversal. What causes this switch in polarity, and is it ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through the links below." Earth’s history suggests our current magnetic anomaly isn’t the prelude to a pole flip. The magnetic ...