Magnet

Arctic: Why is the magnetic north pole approaching Russia?

Scientists have been surprised to find activity in the Arctic, with the magnetic north pole heading towards Russia in a way that has never been seen before.

As Newsweek magazine reports, the magnetic north pole is the point to which all magnetic compass needles point, and its position changes due to changes in the Earth’s magnetic fields.

Torn between two forces

Greece is like a piece of metal stuck between two strong magnets. One is pulling the nation in the direction of the West in terms of institutions, economics and culture. The second magnet however, is keeping the country close to its Balkan roots, and the East. This predicament goes back to the birth of the modern Greek state.