At the most northerly tip of the UK, looking north from the island of Muckle Flugga, Shetland, the cold wind whips up the sea and gannets dive. While biodiversity loss in the Arctic Ocean may seem ...

In the blink of an eye in geological time, Canada has lost one north pole but gained another, a new and different claim to be ...

Aerial view of icebergs in the North Pole. With all the lore and wonder surrounding the North Pole, it may seem like a place of pure legend. But this frozen edge of Earth is very real—and for the most ...

The movement of the magnetic North Pole is the result of the Earth having an active core. The inner core, starting about 3,200 miles below your feet, is solid and under such immense pressure that it ...

With all the lore and wonder surrounding the North Pole, it may seem like a place of pure legend. But this frozen edge of Earth is very real—and for the most daring travelers, it's an exhilarating ...

Life is full of contradictions, some large and some small. If you happen to be someone who loves to travel but is also concerned about carbon emissions, you’re probably already familiar with the ...

Scott Brame explains the difference between magnetic north and true north, as Santa and people all over the world prepare to travel.

People often confuse the Arctic with Antarctica. Both are cold and icy, but that’s basically where the similarities end. The Arctic is a region at the top of Earth consisting of an ocean—the Arctic ...