First look at the island may offer the picture of a dead caldera but a closer look reveals that the caldera actually holds a ...

Studies on Antarctica have documented how temperatures, glaciers, oceans and wildlife are reacting to the warming ...

A new map released this week gives us a clear view of the continent as if its massive sheet of ice has been removed.

Antarctica’s total ice volume is now estimated at 27.17 million cubic kilometers (6.52 million cubic miles). The ice sheet ...

Only two places on Earth, Iceland and Antarctica, are free of mosquitoes due to their harsh and erratic climates, which ...

The most detailed map yet of the landscape beneath Antarctica's ice sheet has been assembled by a team of international ...

Antarctica is like no place on Earth. The "White Continent" has lured explorers and scientists to its stunning, ice-encrusted ...

Will McGough thought he’d scatter his father’s ashes in Antarctica for a special tribute. But once there, he learned that ...

The vast ice fields of barren whiteness stretch toward the horizon, creating one of the most isolated environments on the ...

The Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment denies that allegations of assault at Antarctica's SANAE IV base required team members’ return.

I step out of the zodiac and place my feet on the White Continent for the first time. I feel a little awkward, because I’m still finding my way in this Antarctic armor. I’m wearing four layers ...