Everyone knows about the Earth’s poles: north and south. One is where the penguins live, the other one is where Santa Claus ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The Christian Science Church, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The Church publishes the ...

Magnetic pole shifts, a subject shrouded in both fascination and fear, refer to the movement of Earth's magnetic north and south poles. Unlike the geographic poles, which are fixed, magnetic poles ...

But scientists warn that the world's sea ice – the frozen ocean water at the North and South Poles – has plunged to a record low. Shocking maps reveal how both the poles are missing ...

Australian polar explorer Eric Philips will be launched into space as part of the first crewed mission to orbit the North and ...

Earth's magnetic field is what protects our planet from harmful space radiation. However, our protective shield might soon go into a transformation that could threaten the lives on Earth.

The Schuler period was important for the invention of the gyrocompass: Even Albert Einstein was involved in the development ...

Gaze in awe at this moody, first image of Jupiter's swirling north pole ... But the pinwheel-shaped spacecraft also swung by the south pole of the largest planet in the solar system.

At the top of the Earth is the North Pole, and at the bottom of the Earth is the South Pole. We are here. But have you ever wondered what plants and animals live in a polar habitatand how they ...

It's the second spacecraft in history to do so, and its orbit is taking it over Jupiter's north and south pole. During its latest pass over Jupiter's south pole, Juno snapped a series of images ...

Is North the new South? The poles aren't switching places — not for another 1,000 years anyway, according to experts. And, all hope isn't lost for smartphones either. Magnetometers calculate ...