The northernmost town in the world, Longyearbyen, is 800 miles from the North Pole, but home to over 2,000 people.

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 using dogs, ...

“The history of the many attempts to reach the North Pole,” Norwegian author and adventurer Erling Kagge writes, “is also the history of how illusions of a frozen wasteland can lure people to their ...

Mars’ north polar vortex locks its atmosphere in extreme cold and darkness, freezing out water vapor and triggering a dramatic rise in ozone. Scientists found that the lack of sunlight and moisture ...

SAN ANTONIO – From a life of no running at all to completing seven marathons on seven continents in under seven days, Paul Holborn is on a new mission to break a world record at the North Pole. In ...

A man from Harrogate has become the first person to tick off seven of the eight "Poles of Inaccessibility" after reaching the Arctic pole. Explorer Chris Brown arrived at the Northern Pole of ...

PENINSULA, Ohio – The Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad’s popular North Pole Adventure will return to the Akron area this holiday season, and tickets for the general public go on sale Oct. 7 at 9 a.m.