At 78 degrees north latitude, which is about 12 degrees farther north than the lower boundary of the Arctic Circle, Svalbard ...

During these times, it's referred to as a polar night. The opposite, polar day, occurs when there is 24-hour daylight. A ...

One of the most unique experiences of living in Antarctica, while filming BBC Dynasties’ Emperor Penguins episode, was the polar night. This is when the sun doesn’t rise above the horizon for ...

Image shows the German research icebreaker Polarstern moored to an ice floe during the polar night. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to ...

Step out onto an ice floe in the middle of the Arctic Ocean, and watch and listen as scientists race the fading light to set up one of the most ambitious international climate collaborations ever, ...

A Woman in the Polar Night by Christiane Ritter, beautifully translated by Jane Degras for Pushkin Press, offers a mesmerizing glimpse into the raw beauty and unforgiving challenges of life on a ...

Thus, the expert explained, a half-hour nap could restore energy, and it will be sufficient to live to the night. Some children find it difficult to fall asleep in the afternoon. This alarming ...

The reasons are the polar nights, thick fogs, routes to outlying mountainous areas and temperatures of minus 60 degrees. It’s a true challenge to find pilots, ready to work in such conditions.

SpaceX chalked up another human spaceflight Monday night, taking four civilians on a trip around the Earth that has never ...

As the weeks and months passed, and the polar night came to an end, it looked very unlikely that we were going to succeed, which felt incredibly disappointing. By this point, the sun had returned ...

Fram2, the first crewed mission to orbit Earth's poles, is scheduled to launch Monday night from Kennedy Space ... This launch marks a rare instance of a polar launch from Florida, with the ...