Earth’s magnetic north pole has continued its long-term drift toward Siberia, officially crossing into the Russian hemisphere ...

In addition to shaping the interior of rocky planets, molten rock located deep within these planets may also contribute to ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. David Bressan is a geologist who covers curiosities about Earth. Without its magnetic field, life on Earth would not be possible ...

All celestial bodies—planets, suns, even entire galaxies—produce magnetic fields, affecting such cosmic processes as the ...

NASA has been monitoring a strange anomaly in Earth's magnetic field: a giant region of lower magnetic intensity in the skies above the planet, stretching out between South America and southwest ...

James is a published author with multiple pop-history and science books to his name. He specializes in history, space, strange science, and anything out of the ordinary.View full profile James is a ...

See you on the flip side. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. A reversal in Earth's magnetic field thousands of years ago plunged the ...

Artifacts from the Iron Age have revealed an intense historical magnetic anomaly in the Middle East. Could using a similar approach elsewhere help us unravel the mysteries of Earth's magnetic field?