As compasses draw closer to the magnetic North and South Poles, they become less reliable. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works ...

Return to Scott's Antarctic camp ... Scientific American. December 28, 2011. 3 min read. Journey Under Way to Track the Magnetic South Pole. ... "The challenge with satellite-based maps is to ...

Return to Scott’s Antarctic camp marks 100-year anniversary. ... “The challenge with satellite-based maps is to produce something that’s ... N. Tracking the magnetic south pole ...

In “Antarctica Calling,” it’s a different but no less irresistible urge that fascinates Jacquet: specifically, the almost-magnetic pull that draws the French filmmaker back to the South Pole ...

Geographic South Pole: Townsend photographed the True South flag alongside the US flag. Courtesy Lisa Minelli/True South Maldonado Base, Antarctica: The flag on display at Ecuador's Antarctic base.

Last, due to its location near Earth's magnetic South Pole, Antarctica provides an ideal platform for studying the ionosphere and magnetosphere, with the goal of understanding how solar winds and ...

Buzz Aldrin, one of the first men to walk on the moon, was safely evacuated from the South Pole, the U.S. National Science Foundation said December 1. The agency, which runs the U.S. Amundsen ...