A major disruption to the Arctic polar vortex has bumped the ring of wind that circles the North Pole off its perch and towards Europe, a new animation shows. The migration could trigger ...

The last change in Earth's magnetic field, known as the Laschamps excursion, occurred around 40,000 to 42,000 years ago, ...

As ice sheets melt and ocean mass gets redistributed around the planet, Earth's geographic North and South poles ... have done has somewhat shifted the pole more than the effect of ice ages ...

But scientists say that the geographical North Pole is on the move and could shift nearly 90 feet (27 metres) by 2100. As the polar ice sheets melt faster in the warming climate, Earth's mass is ...

The Earth’s magnetic north pole is shifting rapidly – so what will happen to the northern lights? As the Earth's magnetic north pole heads towards Siberia, concerns have been raised that the ...

Thunderstorms are rare in the cold, dry Arctic, but a surprising event in August 2019 has scientists rethinking how these ...

Henry Cookson faces legal action over an expedition to the Titanic, on the vessel that would later implode during a dive to the wreck ...

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Melting ice sheets could shift the North Pole 89 feet (27 meters) by 2100, according to a new study. | Credit: Sean Gallup via Getty Images Dramatic ice melt due to climate change may move the ...