I live in the northernmost town on Earth, where alcohol is rationed and polar bears are a common threat
Carrying a rifle and keeping an alcohol-ration card are a few things that surprised me about living in Longyearbyen, the northernmost town on Earth.
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Christmas in the North Pole involves constant darkness, snow and reindeer
The only reprieve from the darkness, also known as polar night ... archipelago in the Arctic Ocean that's as close to the North Pole as most people can get — festive twinkling lights are ...
Earth’s magnetic north pole is on the move, and scientists just updated its position
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 north magnetic pole is on the move again
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.
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See Mercury's frigid north pole in extraordinary new images from the BepiColombo spacecraft
A joint Japanese-European mission to Mercury just made its sixth flyby of the planet, revealing stunning close-ups of the ...
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Why Is Santa From the North Pole? Here’s How the Legend Originated and Why Different Towns Lay Claim to It
The real North Pole has no land, only shifting Arctic Ocean ice. For parts of the year, it experiences total darkness. But, thanks to Nast, it’s the place most associated with Santa Claus.
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Mike Horn and Boerge Ousland: North Pole explorers complete epic trek
became the first man to travel without dog or motorised transport to the North Pole during winter, in permanent darkness, according to his website.