Such reversals in the Earth's magnetic field ... planet's history the polarity of the magnetic shield ensheathing the globe has gone from "normal," our current orientation to the north, to ...

advancing very slowly around the Earth, losing precious time rather than advancing the balloon on an easterly course around the globe.

The Floating Earth is a 10m (33ft) wide model of the globe and is now on display at Queen’s Valley. It's made up of NASA images of the earth taken from space and has been created by artist Luke ...