Earth’s magnetosphere, once thought to have a simple electric polarity pattern, has revealed a surprising twist. New ...

An interesting discovery about the Earth in the past years shows that the magnetic poles have flipped 183 times in the last 83 million years. Currently, there are rapid changes to our planet's ...

Earth’s magnetic field is pretty adept at flipping polarity. The poles have swapped, reversing north and south, many times over the planet’s history. Within the last 20 million years, Earth has fallen ...

The reversal could actually have a beneficial effect on Earth. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. The sun is on the verge of a ...

Unlike the earth’s magnetic field, which reverses polarity over tens of millennia, the Sun’s does so every 11 years. Astrophysicists have now discovered an unusual pattern in the reversal of solar ...

Most of us like stability in our lives, especially when it comes to planet-wide phenomena, such as the daily appearance of the sun or the periodic change of season. So it can be unsettling to learn of ...

The last reversal of Earth's magnetic field took far longer than was previously thought, scientists have discovered. By analyzing ancient volcanic rocks, researchers found the Matuyama-Brunhes ...

Unlike its geographical poles, Earth’s magnetic poles that serve as the foundation of our navigation are actively moving. The north magnetic pole has been slowly moving across the Canadian Arctic ...

Katherine Hignett is a reporter based in London. She currently covers current affairs, health and science. Prior to joining Newsweek in 2017, she edited a medicine industry newspaper and its ...