The Earth's longest mountain chain isn't the Andes in South America, or the Himalayas in Asia, or even North ... as it is cooled by the sea, creating new ocean floor. The speed at which new ...

London — The Monday collision between a cargo ship and an oil tanker in the North Sea "has a high risk ... is designated for the safety of sea floor habitats. "It's got ocean quahogs, which ...

The planet's magnetic North Pole, where compasses point, has been unexpectedly moving toward Russia. While shifting is not a rare occurrence, the pole is moving both faster and differently than it ...

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The North Pole is called the Arctic and contains polar bears. The South Pole is the Antarctic. It has no polar bears, but many penguins. Both the Arctic and Antarctic are extremely cold, often ...

Global sea ice cover reached a record low in February, with temperatures near the North Pole spiking up to 11°C above average. This decline in sea ice is attributed to rising global temperatures ...