Wandering Poles

Earth Rolls on its Side, Continents Seem to Move
Jan 26, 2000

While long-held theories of plate tectonics have accounted for movement of Earth's continents over eons, a new study suggests the wandering of the planet's magnetic poles might account for some of what scientists observe in the geologic records. The new idea does not rule out theory of plate tectonics, but adds to it.