R esearchers from the University of Copenhagen have found decades-old aerial photos that are helping them better understand ...

The Māori language describes 12 distinct types of snow. Researchers are identifying them in Antarctica as part of a project ...

The poles can flip over the course of hundreds or thousands of years, and this can happen at random, with intervals ranging anywhere from 10,000 years to 50 million years or more. Around 41,000 years ...

The last full reversal took place approximately 780,000 years ago - leaving some experts to predict another flip is imminent.

SPICE’s velocity map of the Sun’s south pole. The red and blue colors represent the different motions of material, with red highlighting material moving away from Solar Orbiter.

Messy Magnetism and a Solar Speed Map According to the ESA, the Sun’s south pole was studied with three scientific instruments in March, including the Solar Orbiter’s PHI. This tool not only takes ...

Solar Orbiter’s view of the magnetic fields around the sun’s south pole. Patches of blue and red mark the mixed magnetic fields in this region that characterize solar maximum.

On Wednesday, the European Space Agency (ESA) released the first clear images of the Sun’s south pole, revealing that both north and south magnetic polarities are currently present on the same side.

Antarctic sea ice drops to a near-record LOW: Shocking maps reveal how the South Pole is missing thousands of miles of ice - and scientists say global warming is to blame ...

The new map reveals the Antarctic landscape under the ice. (British Antarctic Survey) Antarctica was once a lush and thriving land, teeming with prehistoric life. It's hard to believe now, but tucked ...

The magnetic north pole’s movement, which has suddenly accelerated toward Siberia this century, raises questions about what’s driving the unusual shift and why its motion matters.