As Midwinter Day approaches in Antarctica – the longest and darkest day of the year – those spending the winter on the frozen continent will follow a tradition dating back more than a century to the ...

The geographic North Pole is in the middle of the Arctic Ocean, surrounded by ice up to 10 feet thick at ... to reach the North Pole on foot without being resupplied. We couldn’t end a story ...

John Gimlette spends a week in Svalbard, a little-known destination in Sweden where the latest Mission Impossible was filmed.

If you leave Kirkenes and head towards the North Pole, you come across the magnificent Norwegian archipelago of Svalbard at about the half-way mark. It's home to ice floes ... rivalries in the Arctic ...

Other photos show an ice-covered chain-link fence, road signs, trees and power lines, along with a power pole leaning precariously ... Thousands of Michiganders have been without power since ...

GAYLORD, MI - In what seems like a cruel twist from Mother Nature, the large Up North region ... power pole, and tree / tree limb damage across the region given that ice has not melted off the ...

Reaching the North Pole was a fantasy of the ancients ... the first to arrive there on skis and without dogs or motorized assistance. It took them 58 days to cover a journey of 769 kilometres ...

In 1994, Norwegian explorer Erling Kagge completed the “Three Poles Challenge,” becoming the first person to reach the North Pole, South Pole and summit of Mount Everest on foot — without ...

"I wanted so badly to set off for the North Pole this year ... "These costs are vital for my safety on the ice, and I wouldn't attempt the expedition without them. "It will be the hardest ...

Temperatures at the North Pole breached 32 F (0 C), the melting point of ice, on Sunday (Feb. 2 ... but we are not able to assess its frequency without further analysis," Nicolas said.

This winter storm brought a mix of weather to central North ... without electricity, including nearly 800 people in Franklin County. Bunn residents saw stores dark and signs covered in ice ...

Caution should also be maintained throughout the day, as the area could see black ice in the evening and ... my snow chair,” she said. At Flag Pole Hill, north of White Rock Lake, families ...