From 40-foot waves in the Drake Passage to close-up encounters with penguins and icebergs, explorers are in for a truly ...

A MARK SMALLER THAN A COIN HAS SCIENTISTS RETHINKING WHAT WAS WALKING AROUND ANTARCTICA It is a strange feeling, learning ...

A tropical warming event helped drive record snowfall and a temporary 695-billion-ton ice gain in East Antarctica without ...

When one considers the term “Continent of Science,” one may think of an area filled with the presence of universities or other hubs of science or technology. But, within the geographical and science ...

Scientists have often wondered about species that are unique to Antarctica. But the focus has mainly been on animals, like ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Antarctica is usually unoccupied except for scientists, wealthy tourists, and adventurers. Surprisingly, though, a small number of ...

My husband and I just marked a significant milestone by visiting our seventh continent together: Antarctica. During the past 20 years, our mutual love for exploration has taken us to every corner of ...

Antarctica is a destination of staggering extremes – home to the largest ice sheet on the planet, soaring 14,700-foot mountains, active "Ring of Fire" volcanoes and the coldest surface temperature ...

This episode is packed with your best economic ideas from around the world and a penguin interview. It all comes together in ...

A team of scientists has uncovered what may be one of the largest hidden geological structures on Earth — a continent-sized "megastructure" buried deep beneath Antarctica. It's so massive, in fact, ...

Australian Antarctic scientists are part of a bold international plan to target the knowledge gaps that prevent reliable ...

On Aug. 25, 1928, popular explorer began his expedition in southernmost continent.