For centuries, compasses — devices containing magnetized needles that align with the magnetic north pole — have guided sailors, soldiers, and explorers across the globe. However, it wasn’t ...

He was recently part of a 12-person team that was the first to ever drive wheeled vehicles to the North Pole as part of a ...

Earth’s magnetic north is not static. Like an anchorless buoy pushed by ocean waves, the magnetic field is constantly on the move as liquid iron sloshes around in the planet’s outer core.

Three factors are combining to increase the likelihood of a weaker polar vortex this winter, the website reports. And a ...

A globe on a blue background. The Earth's magnetic North Pole is racing toward Siberia after centuries of being off the Canadian coast. Snezhana Kudryavtseva/Getty While scientists can monitor ...

As destination and dream, the North Pole has few peers, and of those whose dreams led them there, Erling Kagge has few peers ...

As climate change melts ice sheets and glaciers, water is being redistributed across the globe — and could end up moving the point of Earth's axis of rotation.

Is the North Pole real? Does Santa have a workshop there? Facts about the North Pole, its location in the Arctic and its tie to Christmas lore.

It’s a Christmas miracle. United Airlines is spreading holiday cheer by offering children in need “Fantasy Flights” to the “North Pole.” The flights — which will depart from 13 cities ...

Emotional Santa celebrates the arrival of these gifts from the LDS Church to the North Pole Big red vending machines allow users to contribute directly to a range of nonprofits.

From Open Water at the North Pole, to a Marathon Run on an Ice Floe, It Was Quite an Arctic Summer The extent of Arctic sea ice has shriveled to its lowest extent for the year, heralding the end of ...

The magnetic north pole is different from the geographic North Pole. The geographic North Pole (or “true north”) is where Earth’s axis meets its surface and is a fixed point on the globe.