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 ...

Africa's second-longest river, the Congo, is a global marvel, uniquely crossing the Equator twice. This immense waterway, the ...

Turkish firm CTech has delivered satellite communications (satcom) systems to support unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) ...

The 2025 winter solstice falls on Sunday, Dec. 21, marking the shortest day and longest night of the year in the Northern Hemisphere. Here’s what it all means.

The US had a rare year without a hurricane make landfall, but it saw too much extreme rainfall and flash flooding across the ...

The biggest hurdle the Air Force has to overcome with hypersonic flight is the heat generated between the jet and the air at ...

When is winter? Weather forecasters in the Northern Hemisphere will tell you Dec. 1 through the end of February, which is ...

In 1919, British astronomers Arthur Eddington and Frank Dyson organised an expedition to Príncipe, a forested fleck of land ...

This annual event marks the shortest day of the year, characterised by the fewest hours of daylight, and conversely, the ...

Right now, as a passenger on planet Earth, you’re zooming through space at incredible speeds. But why can't you feel it?

How much longer will glaciers survive? A new study from ETH Zurich researchers offers the first detailed projection of how ...