Why Earth's North Magnetic Pole is physically a south pole

Earth's North Magnetic Pole acts like a magnetic south pole

The north-pointing end of a compass is attracted toward Earth's North Magnetic Pole because opposite magnetic poles attract. The pole is called north because of where it is on Earth, but magnetically it behaves like a south pole.

Wildebeest migrate thousands of kilometres for food and water

~2 million each year

Huge herds of wildebeest migrate between Tanzania’s Serengeti and Kenya’s Masai Mara in search of food and water, traveling roughly 2,900 kilometres along their annual route.

Some people see a faint glow when X-rays pass through their eyes

Observers exposed to sufficiently intense X-rays have sometimes reported a dim glow, especially after adapting to darkness. Researchers have proposed several explanations, including visible light produced within the eye by radiation. The phenomenon is unusual because X-rays themselves lie outside the wavelengths human eyes normally detect.

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Why Earth's North Magnetic Pole is physically a south pole

Earth's North Magnetic Pole acts like a magnetic south pole

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