The North Pole has been a subject of fascination for centuries, and early maps of the Arctic provide a glimpse into the mysterious beliefs and imaginations of explorers from the 16th century. One of ...

To understand what’s happening, and why things are really different but also feel very much the same, it might be useful to ...

The beloved bilingual kids show celebrates its anniversary with a new live-action film, “Dora and the Search for Sol Dorado.” ...

When I was standing at the South Pole, I felt the same way I feel anywhere on Earth because my feet were still on the ground and the sky was still overhead. I’m an astrophysicist from Wisconsin ...

An astrophysicist who spent time doing research at the South Pole gets to the bottom of how things feel at the ends of the ...

If they had superhero vision, an astronaut would see the people at the South Pole and North Pole standing upside down from each other.

If they had superhero vision, an astronaut would see the people at the South Pole and North Pole standing upside down from each other. And a person at the equator would look like they were ...

If they had superhero vision, an astronaut would see the people at the South Pole and North Pole standing upside down from each other. And a person at the equator would look like they were ...

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