The fierce winds of a hurricane are known as tropical cyclones in some parts of the world, so you might expect them to sweep across the entire tropics. But there's one area of the tropics where ...

Did you know that a hurricane or tropical storm has never crossed the equator? The reason behind this fascinating phenomenon lies in a meteorological principle related to the rotation of the Earth: ...

A global game reveals that our idea of the size of continents is more accurate than classic maps and their distortions suggest.

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Some social media users are saying that Alexander Gleason’s 19th Century “New Standard Map of the World” is proof that the earth is flat and that Antarctica is not a continent but an ice ring that ...

Falcons are a class of birds best known for their speed, vision and hunting prowess. Here’s the story of perhaps the most impressive falcon of all. There are over 35 recognized species of falcons, all ...