Everyone knows about the Earth’s poles: north and south. One is where the penguins live, the other one is where Santa Claus ...

Besides the geographic North Pole — an area that some children worldwide recognize as the home of Santa and all his reindeer — the Earth also has a magnetic North Pole. These magnetic poles are caused ...

In mid-November 2024, several news outlets published articles claiming the magnetic North Pole was "moving toward Russia." Several Snopes readers wrote to ask us whether the reporting was true and ...

If you are using your smartphone to navigate, your system just got a crucial update. Scientists have released a new model tracking the position of the magnetic north pole, revealing that the pole is ...

When you think of the North Pole's location, you probably imagine it is the centermost point at the top of our planet. However, the North Magnetic Pole has actually been moving gradually since away ...

Year after year, you spend time with your kids making lists for Santa or taking them to the mall to visit him. You probably talk about the naughty and nice list and maybe leave out cookies and milk on ...

Samantha Lawler receives funding from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada. University of Regina provides funding as a member of The Conversation CA-FR. University of Regina ...

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