Due to its thick, vast ice sheet, Antarctica appears to be a single, continuous landmass centered over the South Pole and ...

Dexter shared that whenever the penguins waddle by, the team pauses the science for a few minutes of fun. On their way back ...

What is the nature of dark matter? A new experiment led by Columbia University physics professors aims to find out.

During the southernmost continent’s darkest, coldest days, scientists and researchers turn to food for comfort ...

Karen Kyllesø is a child of ice and snow, growing up in a Norwegian mountain village and starting to ski as soon as she could walk. By age 14, Karen had developed a passion for polar exploration - and ...

Legislation proposes expanding administrative permission system beyond scientific expeditions to include tourism, shipping and fishing.

Law seeks to improve China’s management, regulation of scientific research, tourism, fisheries activities in Antarctica - ...

New Zealanders living at Scott Base in Antarctica are making the most of their white Christmas. At the moment, 71 people are ...

In 1938, a German ship set out on an expedition to Antarctica under the utmost secrecy—allegedly to establish a Nazi fortress ...

Quan Barry's new novel, "The Unveiling," is a thriller about a film scout stranded in Antarctica. The protagonist, Striker, begins to question her reality as strange events unfold. The story explores ...

The Southern Ocean is one of the most remote places on Earth, but that doesn't mean it is tranquil. Tumultuous waves that can swallow vessels ensure that the Antarctic Peninsula has a constant drone ...

Tom Hunt's attempt to break Vincent Colliard's blistering Hercules Inlet to South Pole speed record has come up short by ...