European mission to Mercury just made its sixth flyby of the planet, revealing stunning close-ups of the permanently shadowed ...

This blast of cold weather is due to activity of the polar vortex.

Explore the remarkable Antarctica landmarks and discover the unique beauty of this frozen continent, the most unique place on ...

A winter storm sweeping through the U.S. South on Tuesday was dumping snow at levels millions of residents haven’t seen ...

Late on Monday night, in the bright sunlit tundra of the South Pole, another record is broken as 21-year-old Norwegian Karen Kyllesø stepped past the line of na ...

Your navigation system just got a critical update, one that happens periodically because Earth’s magnetic north pole keeps ...

Since at least the early 19th century, Earth’s north magnetic pole has been situated in the Canadian Arctic and slowly moving ...

Jonny Huntington, 38, has credited his private school education for setting him on the right track to become the first disabled person to ski solo to the South Pole earlier this month. But the ...

E arth's magnetic north pole has shifted again, moving closer to Siberia and away from its previous position in Canada. This ...

As sunspots emerge on the sun's surface close to its equator, their orientations will match the old magnetic field, while ...