Planes routinely fly over the Arctic region, heading from one continent to another, but it's rare for one to fly over ...

Daily life at US-run Antarctic stations has already been disrupted. Scientists worry that the long-term impacts could upend ...

Antarctica’s ice caps have been shaping the ocean for millions of years, but recent discoveries reveal icebergs existed even ...

A colossal oil reserve discovered in Antarctica has ignited worldwide attention. Estimated at 511 billion barrels, this find ...

Will McGough thought he’d scatter his father’s ashes in Antarctica for a special tribute. But once there, he learned that wouldn’t work as planned in this special, delicate environment.

Shocking images of mass tourism in the pristine environment have Antarctic Treaty countries considering a tax for visitors, ...

While flying over Antarctica could potentially shorten some flight routes, the frozen continent remains largely off-limits to commercial air travel - and for good reason, as a pilot recently ...

What began as Shackleton’s ambitious plan to be the first to traverse the Antarctic continent instead became one of the most ...

It is no strange sight to see icebergs break off of the Antarctic ice cap and drift away, like the gigantic sheet of ice that ...

Spanish scientists led by Professor Jesús Ruiz Fernández of the University of Oviedo have found traces of human waste, ...

With its glaciers and sub-zero temperatures, Antarctica hardly seems like a place of refuge. However, the now icy continent ...