Can two magnets of the same pole attract each other?

This is a 'yes and no' situation. The idea of magnetic poles is used in everyday discussions of magnets to keep things simple, but the underlying physics is not about separable north and south poles. read more

As the other magnet is moved closer, it starts to change the polarity of the bearing, and eventually the bearing acts like a magnet with south poles on the two ends touching the magnets as a result of what is effectively a strong north pole located in the center of the bearing. read more

Another magnet example, if you put two bar magnets side by side, the north pole of one magnet will align with the south pole of the other. This will make the fields of one magnet oppositely directed to the other, mostly cancelling out the fields, and thus producing an energy minimum. read more

All magnets have both a north and a south pole, which causes them to either repel or attract one another depending on how the two poles are lined up. If the north pole of one magnet meets the south pole of another, the two will be attracted, but if either both north or south poles meet, the magnets will repel one another. read more