The Antarctic continent is cold, dark, and desolate for much of the year, so scientists want a cuddly feline companion to ...

Melting Antarctica ice reduces pressure on underground magma, triggering volcanoes. This heats ice, accelerates melting, and ...

Of the at least 138 volcanoes in Antarctica, the majority are subglacial, so aren’t visible from the surface. Only two are ...

After a successful expedition to Antarctica's Mount Vinson in December, Madison Mountaineering returns to the ice to climb ...

Chile, Argentina, the U.K., Norway, Australia, New Zealand and France—maintain territorial claims on the continent.

A mere 90 million years ago, Antarctica was a radically different place. Instead of being a polar desert characterized by ...

Marine life is so full of microplastic there will come a point when fish is no longer considered healthy for human ...

What you need to know before taking an expedition cruise to Antartica, including what to pack, the best seasickness meds, and ...

Antarctic sea ice rebounded in December after a long period of record lows, US scientists said, giving pause to speculation ...

HX is offering significant savings on select expedition cruises during their "See the World" wave promotion, valid through ...

Climate change − a global phenomenon − can neither be confirmed nor disproven by comparing Antarctic sea ice extent on two ...

For decades, we studied only a tiny number of Antarctica's emperor penguins. Now robots and satellites are revealing ...