Every few hundred thousand years, Earth’s magnetic poles flip, turning north into south and south into north. These geomagnetic reversals can take thousands of years, but shorter disruptions—called ...

As of now, the Earth’s magnetic poles have not flipped, but they are slowly drifting. The process of the magnetic poles "flipping," also known as geomagnetic reversal, happens over thousands of years, ...

It took 250 years for the Laschamps reversal to take place and it stayed in the unusual orientation for about 440 years. At ...

Superplumes near Earth's core may trigger volcanic eruptions, disrupt the magnetic field, and even cause pole reversals, ...

Over 40,000 years ago, Earth's magnetic field pulled a switcheroo, flipping its poles in a dramatic shift known as the Las-champs Event. Now, thanks to ...

The increase in the number of solar missions is no coincidence. The reason behind this has to do with the solar cycle ...

Photographer Rebecca Douglas illuminates the world of 'noctourism' - enjoying the natural world at night - and her top tips ...

Roughly every 11 years, at the peak of the solar cycle, the Sun’s magnetic poles flip—on Earth, that would be like the North and South Poles swapping places every decade—and the Sun ...