In 1958, it made history by becoming the first vessel to reach the geographic North Pole, traveling completely underwater. The journey was top-secret at the time and called "Operation Sunshine." ...

Lightning happens all the time, but certain parts of the world get far less of it than others, including near the North Pole. Lightning requires atmospheric instability, something that’s set up ...

In the stratosphere over Siberia, temperatures recently jumped nearly 100 degrees Fahrenheit, shoving the polar vortex off its North Pole perch.

The magnetic North Pole is on a journey toward Russia in a way that has not been seen before. The British Geological Survey (BGS) works with the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric ...

For centuries, the magnetic north pole steadily tracked along Canada's northern shore. But in recent decades, it has taken a new path, accelerating across the Arctic Ocean toward Russia's Siberia ...

The North Pole is a land of extremes. Because of the Earth's tilted axis as it revolves around the sun, sunlight is either constant or not present at all depending on the season, according to ...

As for the rest of the time, legend has it that Santa Claus resides at the North Pole where he, his wife, Mrs. Claus, and an army of elves spend the other 364 days making the toys that fill his ...

The planet's magnetic North Pole, where compasses point, has been unexpectedly moving toward Russia. While shifting is not a rare occurrence, the pole is moving both faster and differently than it ...

Scientists are baffled as the North Pole moves increasingly closer to Russia which could eventually play havoc with people's smartphones. "The magnetic pole has been moving very slowly around ...

Its top secret mission-travel to the North Pole-and beyond. (WHTM) — It’s called Operation Sunshine. On July 23, 1958, the world’s first nuclear submarine, the U.S.S Nautilus, departs Pearl ...

For now, the North Pole — one of the most pristine places on Earth — belongs to everyone and no one. Once all the geological evidence is sifted through, there will be no going back for the Arctic.