Establishing a new North Pole marine reserve where industrial activities such as shipping, oil and gas exploration and fishing are banned could provide an ocean sanctuary for wildlife. Explorer ...

Your navigation system just got a critical update, one that happens periodically because Earth’s magnetic north pole keeps moving. Here’s what to know.

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.

90° 00’ N. Light fog. Around us, a mosaic of ice floes and open water, just like in most areas of the summerly Arctic Ocean nowadays. However, a glance at our ship’s positioning system proves that we ...

Carrying a rifle and keeping an alcohol-ration card are a few things that surprised me about living in Longyearbyen, the ...

Better protection for these species is urgently needed. Establishing a new North Pole marine reserve where industrial activities such as shipping, oil and gas exploration and fishing are banned could ...