The Games bring together athletes from across the circumpolar world. Organizers say they hope it's the first of many such ...

Could this beryllium-10 anomaly in the Pacific mark the beginning of the modern global ocean circulation? If ocean currents ...

An LSU-led team would like to use a high-flying Antarctic balloon-borne infrared telescope to detect the chemical makeup of ...

By removing centuries of soot, researchers have uncovered the stunning decoration of a sanctuary dedicated to the heavens ...

North and west of the Twins is Auriga, the Charioteer. Auriga contains the bright star Capella, which from the latitude of New York City and above never sets – it is one of the circumpolar stars. At 7 ...

This star is found in constellation Centaurus and is best seen during Southern Hemisphere winter months. Is in the constellation Lyra; part of the Summer Triangle asterism. The capella is in the ...

From planets and constellations, to eclipses and the Aurora Borealis, here's what to look for in the sky this spring ...

During the Old Kingdom (ca. 2649 –2150 b.c.), especially in Lower Egypt, the Big Dipper was a circumpolar star cluster—one that never dipped below the horizon. The gradual change in the tilt ...

Difference is so fundamental that the capacity to perceive it is shared by all living organisms from the worm to the human. Cognitive diversity is the source of pluralism: A value that protects ...