The dry season is tightening its grip over northern Australia, setting the stage for the vast machinery of the Asian monsoon to begin its annual migration northward. The Southern Hemisphere tropics ...

The equator may sound like a foreign geography concept, but did you know it plays an outsized role in shaping Earth's weather, climate and even ocean behavior? "The equator is basically just an ...

The equator receives the most direct sunlight on Earth, fueling rising warm air, powerful storms and global wind and ocean circulation. From El Niño and La Niña to thunderstorms, hurricanes and even ...

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) had a rough go of things at the Munich Security Conference over the weekend. Making her first appearance at Europe’s preeminent security summit since being elected ...

Rituals can seem strange to outsiders, and the equator crossing ceremony is a dramatic maritime tradition rooted in centuries of naval history. Originating over 400 years ago, it initiates sailors ...

A magazine can be a wondrous thing. It offers shelter to ideas and narratives that might otherwise scatter, furnishing an address where stories and perspectives live under one roof. The founders of ...

In 1990, construction was completed in the Brazilian town of Macapá of a football stadium named Ayrton Senna, after the famous and ill-fated Formula 1 driver. That same year, on October 17, it was ...

Rivers are the lifeblood of our planet. They provide fresh water for millions of people and are vital to agriculture, transportation, and energy production. Without rivers, life as we know it would ...

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The location of the magnetic equator -- the constantly shifting imaginary line around the Earth where the magnetic field lines are horizontal -- is crucial for navigation and ...