Earth’s geographic poles wander more than we had thought

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What happened

A phenomenon known as true polar wander, different to the movement of the magnetic poles, may be more common and more dramatic than previously known…

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  • Reported by New Scientist and published Thu, 01 Oct 2026 18:00:00 UTC.

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