Scientists have found that the most recent reversal of the Earth's magnetic poles took only about 100 years. What's more, our planet's magnetic fields appear to be weakening, suggesting a flip is ...

Historically, Earth’s North and South magnetic poles have flipped every 200,000 or 300,000 years—except right now, they haven’t flipped successfully for about 780,000 years.

Every so often, Earth's magnetic poles completely flip. What causes this to happen? And how do these reversals affect life on Earth?

Earth's magnetic field is what shields us from harmful space radiation which can damage cells, cause cancer, and fry electronic circuits and electrical grids.

While a pole flip could cause a few technical issues, there's no need to panic. Scientists have combed the geological timeline for any evidence of catastrophes that might be related to a magnetic ...

What will happen if or when the direction of Earth's magnetic field reverses, so that compasses point south?

Earth's north and south magnetic poles flip-flop over long timescales. New research into volcanic rocks may explain how it happens.

Now, a new study suggests that the magnetic poles can flip much more frequently than scientists thought. That's what seems to have happened around 500 million years ago during the Cambrian period ...

Earth’s magnetic field is a dipole field with two poles, like a bar magnet. When the poles flip, it could cause chaos for future humans.

The Earth’s magnetic field is slowly but surely undergoing a significant change, as scientists predict an upcoming magnetic pole flip, where the North and South magnetic poles will reverse ...

Earth's magnetic north pole has drifted so fast that authorities have had to officially redefine the location of the magnetic north pole. The extreme wandering of the north pole caused increasing ...

Scientists used volcanic records to estimate the duration of Earth's last magnetic field reversal and found that it lasted about 22,000 years.