March was once the first month of the year for ancient people who lived in Earth’s Northern Hemisphere. Our forebears widely regarded this month as a time for new beginnings after the dark ...

Julianne Fernandez parlayed her experience as a University of Cincinnati geosciences student into a career that has taken her ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — New research shows that when an asteroid slammed into the moon billions of years ago, it carved ...

The polar regions are the coldest places on Earth. During the summer, the poles receive 24 hours of sunlight, but during the winter the sun is rarely visible. Animals that inhabit nature’s freezers ...

Over the past 15 years, Chinese scientist Peng Fang has gone on scientific expeditions at the North and South poles 13 times. Though she is not a fan of outdoor activities, she said the charm of the ...

(BGS) And as the iron and nickel inside our planet shift, so does Earth's magnetic field, meaning the North (and South) Poles are also constantly on the move. If you're using a compass or a GPS system ...

British explorer Sir James Clark Ross discovered the magnetic north pole in 1831 in northern Canada, approximately 1,609 kilometres south of the north pole. But since then, the magnetic north has ...

This flips the magnetic poles and the changes can last for years. These flips are often difficult to predict. While animals migrate using the magnetic fields, weakened magnetic fields disrupt the ...

It will look dead, just like up North, but it will bounce back ... who will stay the night at the Houston Zoo to make sure its animals are cared for and kept warm. Hodge, vice president ...

This flips the magnetic north and south poles, and the change can last for ... During a polar flip, animals that migrate using the magnetic field to find their way, such as whales, butterflies ...