The whereabouts of American aviator Amelia Earhart, who disappeared 88 years ago during her world flight attempt, has ...

People are marking the start of the winter and summer solstices across the globe. North of the equator, celebrations welcome ...

In 1979 the monument was made bigger, with a 100-foot tower and five-ton bronze globe. But, according to universally-recognized current GPS measurements, the equator is actually 787 feet to the ...

Despite the monument in Ecuador’s Middle of the World City, that is not the actual site of the equator, which modern GPS has pinpointed about 790 feet down the road. (And that spot is in dispute ...

Scientists have discovered a "chemical equator" that divides the polluted air of the Northern Hemisphere from the largely uncontaminated atmosphere ... Experts find 'chemical equator' dividing globe.

As temperatures rise, many tropical species once confined to the warmest parts of the globe are expected to climb to higher altitudes and creep farther from the equator. That already may be ...