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Earth’s north magnetic pole is moving from Canada towards Siberia. Has there been a noticeable effect on migrating animals that sense the geomagnetic field as a navigation aid? And why is it harder to remove a crease from a shirt with an iron than to put one in?

27 March 2024

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Earth’s north magnetic pole is moving from Canada towards Siberia. Has there been a noticeable effect on migrating animals that sense the geomagnetic field as a navigation aid?

Bob Werner,

Pasadena, California, US

2HK7YDT man placing a T-shirt on the ironing board

Samuel Perales Carrasco/Alamy

Why is it harder to remove a crease from a shirt with an iron than to put one in?

Matthew Bradby,

London, UK

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