When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: Kinga Krzeminska/Getty Images The equator is the imaginary line that horizontally ...

Hurricanes are one of the most deadly and destructive forces on Earth, causing unfathomable damage, uprooting lives and trees alike, but for some strange reason, hurricanes almost never form near the ...

Discovery of a pencil sketch at the National Library of Scotland prompts probe into the observatory's scientific legacy ...

The autumn equinox is now upon us! Today marks the moment that the sun crosses the celestial equator, ushering in the beginning of astronomical autumn in the northern hemisphere, which brings with it ...

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?