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How does a magnetic compass work? And what happens if you take it to the North Poles?
Advnture via Yahoo News· 5 months agoHow does a magnetic compass work: compass. How does a magnetic compass work? Well, it’s all down to...
The sun’s magnetic poles will flip in 2024. Here’s what that means
Deseret News via Yahoo News· 3 months agoThe sun’s magnetic poles flip every 11 years, and scientists predict it will happen again in 2024....
Earth's magnetic field protects life on Earth from radiation, but it can move, and the magnetic...
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 6 months agoEver seen the northern lights? You have a magnetic layer in Earth’s atmosphere to thank for those...
Conspiracy theorist blames Brazil floods on baseless 'magnetic shift' claim
AFP via Yahoo News· 5 days agoAs severe floods struck southern Brazil, killing scores and displacing nearly two million people, an...
Space mysteries: Why do Earth's magnetic poles flip?
Space via Yahoo News· 4 months agoEarth in space with a two blue fields emanating from it indicating the planet's magnetic field. Earth, our rocky, watery oasis in the cosmos is the ideal...
Humans have changed the Earth's axis — and our GPS and satellite navigation systems need it to work
Salon via Yahoo News· 11 months agoPlanet Earth On A TightropeGetty Images/mspoli As humans extract more and more groundwater, we are...
We need a better way to map Earth's magnetic field. Finding it could win 1 of these teams $2 million
Space via Yahoo News· 8 months agoThree teams have progressed through to the final round of the MagQuest Challenge to design a better...
Colorful northern lights dazzle Poconos, North America in ever-shifting sky-wide display
Tri-County Independent via Yahoo News· 7 days agoThe sun has done it again. Just over a month ago, millions of people across the United States were...
Scientists prove 'quantum theory' that could lead to ultrafast magnetic computing
Live Science via Yahoo News· 6 days agoA futuristic image of a computer chip. For the first time, scientists have magnetized a non-magnetic...
You Can Thank Earth for Being a Giant Magnet, Otherwise We Wouldn’t Exist
Popular Mechanics via AOL· 2 years agoEarth Is a Giant Magnet: It’s the Reason We ExistMARK GARLICK/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY - Getty Images...