“With his military background, it made very good sense ... spent hours poring over maps, laying out a precise route for the expedition. The more he studied Antarctica, the more forbidding ...

When Philip Sontag first visited Antarctica as a Ph.D. student, he brought back an unusual souvenir: a huge bag of penguin ...

University of Chicago paleontologist and author Neil Shubin has been on multiple expeditions to the Arctic and Antarctica. Those trips have produced groundbreaking discoveries about the evolution of ...

Antarctica Day was initiated by the Foundation for the Good Governance of International Spaces as an annual event to build global awareness of this landmark institution, celebrating this milestone ...

An image of the mysterious doorway in East Antarctica. (Image Source: Google Maps) However, hate to be the buzzkill, but Bethan Davies, professor of glaciology at the University of Newcastle, debunked ...

GETTING GOOD RESULTS: Fin Whales Are Feeding In Huge Numbers in Antarctica for First Time in 45 Years – WATCH This down-cycling system is estimated to sequester 300,000 metric tons of carbon ...

This daily column at GNN.org features all the good news, anniversaries and notable birthdays from this day in history—February 13.