Most of us will never experience first-hand the wonders of the wild places on Earth. Through a photographer's lens, we can vicariously enjoy the incredible landscape of the world and its amazing ...

Scientists predict that in a billion years, the oxygen level on Earth will drastically decrease, according to "Nature ...

The newest documentary in the To the Ends of the Earth series is “Avian Chronicles.” Award-winning international wildlife photographer and filmmaker Todd Gustafson goes around the world to ...

The National Science Foundation has fired workers at the office that manages polar research, raising fears about a reduced U.S. presence in two strategic regions. By Raymond Zhong Kelly Brunt wasn ...

Antarctica is Earth's only uninhabited continent, home to the South Pole, and subject to a delicate balance of cooperation ...

Ends of the Earth, by Neil Shubin (Dutton). In this comprehensive yet concise history of modern polar exploration, Shubin, a professor of evolutionary biology, mixes urgent scientific findings ...

An asteroid is hurtling towards Earth and humankind must band together to avert catastrophe. Movie clip: "The bible calls this day armageddon: the end of all things. And yet, for the first time in ...