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 ...

Earth is a sphere, so how can it be accurately portrayed on a 2D map? Simply flatten Earth into two pancakes, one depicting the Northern Hemisphere and the other the Southern, with the equator running ...

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When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. The autumn equinox is upon us. On Saturday (Sept. 22), the sun will shine directly on the Earth's ...

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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? When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.