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.

Glistening icebergs. Adorable penguins. Majestic fiords. Antarctica's growing popularity with tourists is being fuelled by ...

Antarctica was once a distant, almost mythical destination at the end of the world. However, in the age of global travel, ...

The crew departed for New Zealand on Feb. 4 and will travel for eight days traversing violent oceans before arriving in ...

The world's frozen oceans, which help to keep the planet cool, currently have less ice than ever previously recorded, ...

The formation, movement and melting of icebergs offer insights into some of the most extreme areas of the cryosphere, like Antarctica and Greenland.

“We were able to establish a method for rearing ... instar by the first winter and undergo quiescence so that they can quickly resume development at any moment in favourable conditions (when ...

A parliamentary report has called on for a second icebreaking vessel and more reliable funding for Antarctic research.

The "unique" way Antarctica’s only native insect survives the extreme cold could help humans travel deep into space, according to a new study. The tiny flightless Antarctic midge (Belgica antarctica) ...

Every direction he turned, he could see ice stretching ... prize—a trans-Antarctica crossing. “From the sentimental point of view, it is the last great Polar journey that can be made ...

See the Grand Canyon ... the four of them live as neighbors – for Antarctica last year. The quartet left on Nov. 29 and returned Dec. 10. As one can imagine, direct commercial flights ...