The idea that the Coriolis force influences how water drains frequently appears in popular culture and urban legends. frantic00 / Shutterstock In countries near the Earth’s equator, tourists are often ...

While the weather is still warm almost everywhere and the leaves have yet to turn, fall is almost here. The official arrival of the season is the autumnal equinox, which occurs in the Northern ...

President Trump has tightened the U.S. grip on the Americas by rewarding allies and punishing rivals. That has upended the ...