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The Jantar Mantar has three instruments built by Sawai Jai Singh to observe celestial coordinates. Ahead of its restoration, ...

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Non-mixing layers of water and hydrocarbons thousands of miles deep could explain the icy planets’ strange magnetic fields.

The term “polar vortex” usually refers to the gigantic circular upper air weather pattern in the Arctic region. It is a normal pattern that is stronger in the winter and keeps some of the coldest ...

Earth’s magnetic north pole is on the move—and in surprising ways. With the release of the World Magnetic Model 2025, ...

Satellite data shows the Earth’s frozen oceans have less ice than ever recorded before.The ice in the Arctic and Antarctic plays a crucial role in regulating Earth’s temperature by reflecting the ...

A new book explores how one biologist’s work at the North and South Poles changed the way he sees the world and our place in ...

It took 250 years for the Laschamps reversal to take place and it stayed in the unusual orientation for about 440 years. At most, Earth's magnetic field may have remained at 25 percent of its current ...

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