In the middle of an active volcano at the bottom of the world, dozens of fur seals bask in blowing wet snow. They are mostly ...
The bountiful creatures sequester carbon and are a vital food source for marine predators, but their future is uncertain ...
In 1929, Richard Byrd became the first pilot to fly an airplane over the South Pole. With fewer restrictions and capabilities ...
He was a world-class endurance athlete, and then Pugh decided he could use attention-grabbing swims to persuade governments to think differently about marine ecosystems.
The Earth has seven continents that were once part of Pangaea, with Asia being the largest, Australia the smallest, and ...
Stanford researchers have integrated machine learning with high-resolution satellite and aerial observations to analyze the ...
The world’s largest iceberg has run aground off the coast of a remote island in the Atlantic Ocean, according to British ...
Millie Mclay, 27, took to the social media platform of TikTok to share the realities of cruising through the Earth's southernmost continent.
Researchers conclude that Adélie penguins took over the Antarctic habits of seals when sea ice started to expand around 1,400 ...
Glacier mass balance intercomparison exercise As of the year 2000, glaciers—excluding the continental ice sheets of Greenland ...
Why can't you fly over Antarctica? The reasons behind the limitations are reinforced as safety measures for aviation crews ...