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 ...

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 ...

Even though, at 69, I’m much older than the demographic for which “The Mini Page” is written, I enjoy reading it every Sunday in the Comics section. Often I learn something, and it’s also informative ...

The equator is the part of the Earth that gets the most sunlight throughout the year, so the sun plays a huge part in why people who live near the equator have darker skin. This area gets more direct ...