Topic: Arctic Circle

Earth's northern half plunged into darkness by axial tilt! Will sunlight ever return?

It sure will! The Winter Solstice occurs at 12:30 a.m. EST. After that, the days will start getting longer again. 

Cruise ship tilting dangerously in Norway after Thursday fire

Cruise ship tilting: Police Chief Jon Steven Hasseldal said the ship had been tilting at an angle of 21.7 degrees, which is over what is considered a critical line of 20 degrees.

'Man vs. Wild' Season 6: Jake Gyllenhaal joins Bear Grylls

Actor Jake Gyllenhaal will join survivalist and connoisseur of on-the-go delicacies, Bear Grylls, to kick off a fresh batch of new episodes for the Discovery Channel series ‘Man vs. Wild.'

Summer solstice: Everything you want to know

Summer solstice: Summer arrives to the Northern Hemisphere at 1:16pm Eastern time on Tuesday.

Polar bear 'doomed'? Only if greenhouse-gas emissions aren't cut.

Greenhouse-gas emissions worldwide must be cut to avoid a disappearance of summer sea ice in the Arctic, which is crucial to the polar bear.

Leslie Nielsen: 'Shirley, he will be missed'

Leslie Nielsen, once a Hollywood leading man, he found stardom as comedic actor. Leslie Nielsen starred in 'Airplane,' 'Naked Gun,' and 'Mr. Magoo.'

Watch Northern Lights live from near the Arctic Circle tonight

A new web site shows the Northern lights, also called the aurora borealis, live starting at 10 p.m. each night courtesy of the Canadian Space Agency. The prime northern lights viewing season is August through May.

Extreme sports in high India: an ultramarathon tests human endurance

A two-day Himalayan ultramarathon run over a 17,700-foot Indian mountain pass – and an unexpected small avalanche – has one finisher, a Briton.

Ramadan 2010 USA: From Miami to Mecca, how 1.6 billion Muslims celebrate

Ramadan 2010, USA-style, includes streaming footage of Friday prayer sermons as Muslims seek to counter rising anti-Islamic sentiment. Saudi Arabia unveils a new clock, while Morocco makes do with makeshift tents after 1,256 mosques were closed.

Global warming, devotion, the lunar calendar: Why this will be one hot Ramadan 2010

Devout Muslims are waiting for the first sighting of the new moon, probably Tuesday night, marking the start of the fasting month of Ramadan 2010. This year's fast will be the first in almost 30 years that corresponds with the hottest days of summer.

Spy swap reportedly underway between US and Russia

Spy swap would have ten people arrested in the US exchanged for a number of people in Russian jails, convicted of spying for the West.

Comparing Earth's current warming to the Pliocene

The early Pliocene period might be the best analog for the warmer world scientists expect in the not-too-distant future.

Bringing circus – and new hope – to a remote Arctic village

Guillaume Saladin left his career as a professional acrobat to help young Inuits in northern Canada form Artcirq, their own performing troupe.

Norway spiral: Space aliens welcoming Obama?

Mighty caribou herds dwindle, warming blamed

Many caribou herds have lost more than half their number from the maximums of recent decades.

Our best guess about global warming may be wrong

Scientists wonder whether rising CO2 may trigger something else that further warms the climate

Climate change could redraw national borders

Finland: A courtly night at the opera

OpenCourseWare: College education, without the student loans

Free, online lectures and course materials offer Ivy-League classes to everyone.

The 'land art' of Andrew Rogers

Australian sculptor brings a rare civic vision to his geoglyphs the world over.

Feathery find could rewrite dinosaur history

Scientists in China report that they have unearthed the fossil remains of a small plant-eating dinosaur that sports what appears to be a primitive form of feather.

Pause for a holiday tea

A Christmas tea with light-as-air scones is the perfect way to relax during December.

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