My grandparents are responsible for my love of travel. This visit to Antarctica felt the most meaningful of the trips they ...

A trip to Antarctica might feel less like crossing the ocean and more like crossing the galaxy, but what happens there ...

Extremely low sea ice levels in the Arctic and Antarctica signal a "new normal" that may accelerate global warming and ...

Rutgers' research reveals the widespread presence of mercury pollution in Earth’s polar regions. In 1962, environmentalist ...

When a massive, black patch, known as a polynya, was spotted by NASA scientists for the first time, satellite operators were ...

All maps are influenced by the intent and biases of their creator—even those that are striving to be as accurate as possible.