The snow petrel, a strikingly white bird with black eyes and a black bill, is one of only three bird species ever observed at ...

For a long time, we didn’t know very much about the weather in the Southern Hemisphere: most of the ways we observe weather are land-based, and the Southern Hemisphere has much more ocean than the ...

And, of course, that means the southern hemisphere also has its own constellations that many people living in the northern hemisphere probably can't see in full, and may not even be particularly ...

Put down your beach volleyball and take off your Crocs, summer fans, as this year your favorite season will be a little bit ...

In recent days, photographers and night sky watchers have been capturing the colorful display further south (or north if you're in the southern hemisphere) than usual — places like the state of ...

The Southern Hemisphere is stormier than the Northern--but no one knew why. A new study led by University of Chicago climate scientist Tiffany Shaw lays out the first concrete explanation for this ...

The breathtaking dancing shimmer of the aurora borealis and its counterpart in the southern hemisphere, aurora australis, dazzles those lucky enough to catch a glimpse of Earth’s greatest light ...

The Northern Hemisphere skies may offer many treats for the eyes, but we who live under them often pine for the delights unique to the southern sky. Those lucky southern astronomers get to see the ...

FARGO — The Northern Hemisphere is a remarkably different part of the world than the Southern Hemisphere. About two-thirds of the landmass of our planet is in the Northern Hemisphere at present.

In the Southern Hemisphere, however, it will be the longest day of 2022. Midwinter festivals have long been celebrated on the winter solstice each year by current and ancient cultures.

The Southern Hemisphere is stormier than the Northern -- but no one knew why. A new study lays out the first concrete explanation for this phenomenon. Researchers found two major culprits: ocean ...