Summer is a popular time for beach vacations, but if you’re not into sun and sand, why not consider a ski getaway instead? In parts of the Southern Hemisphere, where it’s winter, the slopes beckon.

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 ...

This column, like the previous two, comes to you from the small but fascinating country of New Zealand, situated deep in the Southern Hemisphere nearly 1,000 miles southeast of Australia. The natural ...

Grab your strongest sunblock and your darkest shades, and head for Quito, the capital of Ecuador, which hovers just below the equator in South America. With a flight from Houston to Quito that’s just ...

MOLINE, Ill — An old myth is recirculating once again on social media. This time, an added twist claims that by simply hopping to the south half of the equator, you'll be able to see water spinning in ...

It's easy to assume that the further into the tropics you go, the more at risk you are of encountering one of nature's most ferocious creations—a hurricane. However, due to a quirk of nature, it turns ...