Happy September equinox! Or, as we say north of the equator, happy autumnal equinox! On Saturday, September 23, at 6:50 A.M. UTC (2:50 A.M. EDT or 11:50 P.M. Friday PDT), the sun will be directly over ...

Before visiting Ecuador, the eponymous equator wasn’t the most eagerly-anticipated moment on my bucket list trip. There were giant tortoises to meet, cloud forests to climb and Indigenous markets to ...

The fierce winds of a hurricane are known as tropical cyclones in some parts of the world, so you might expect them to sweep across the entire tropics. But there's one area of the tropics where ...

Fall is one of the perfect seasons. It's not too cold. It's not too hot, and it doesn't have all the allergies associated with spring. You have football and crisp nights for sitting around the fire ...

Longest Line of Latitude: Lines of latitude are imaginary horizontal lines that circle the Earth, helping measure how far north or south a location is from the Equator. These lines play a crucial role ...

There are 13 countries that sit on Earth's equator. Can you get them all in 5 minutes? If so, how fast can you do it?

It’s no secret that global climate change hurts the economy. With more frequent and more severe storms, flooding, drought, and fires, countries around the world are already taking economic hits. And ...