Are people on the South Pole walking upside down from the rest of the world? – Ralph P., U.S. When I was standing at the South Pole, I felt the same way I feel anywhere on Earth because my feet were ...

Have you ever noticed that planes don’t fly over the South Pole? It’s not just because of the extreme cold—there are some seriously bizarre reasons behind it! From mysterious magnetic interference to ...

For centuries people saw the North and South poles as frigid and alien lands beyond human reach. While the poles remain at the ends of the Earth, researchers now make regular journeys to the Arctic ...

Data from NASA's Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA) was used to create a water distribution map of the ...

Abigail Bishop receives funding from National Science Foundation Award 2013134 and has received funding from the Belgian American Education Foundation. Curious Kids is a series for children of all ...

When I was standing at the South Pole, I felt the same way I feel anywhere on Earth because my feet were still on the ground and the sky was still overhead. I’m an astrophysicist from Wisconsin who ...