Thunderstorms are rare in the cold, dry Arctic, but a surprising event in August 2019 has scientists rethinking how these ...

A sudden stratospheric warming event reversed the winds that make up the northern polar vortex on March 9. A new animation ...

As the Northern Hemisphere welcomes spring today, the Southern Hemisphere is marked with the first day of autumn.

The planet's magnetic North Pole, where compasses point, has been unexpectedly moving toward Russia. While shifting is not a rare occurrence, the pole is moving both faster and differently than it ...

Earth has a slight wobble as it spins, which over time causes the North Pole to shift, tracing out a large circle on the sky. As it does so, the star at the North Celestial Pole changes ...

Mercury, for example, has its north pole pointing almost directly toward a star known as Draco. It would not be as easy to ...

The magnetic north pole is once again on the move—this time inching ever closer to Siberia. Scientists have updated the World Magnetic Model as the magnetic north pole shifts closer to Siberia ...