Penguin chicks, whose coats are made of fluffy down feathers, aren't as protected from the rain as adult penguins. Getting ...

A criminal complaint has been filed regarding a humpback whale being killed by a krill supertrawler, the Chilean-flagged Antarctic Endeavour, in the pristine waters of the Antarctic.

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

The first confirmed footage of a glacial glass squid was filmed in Antarctica's Bellingshausen Sea during the Schmidt Ocean ...

While the Statue of Liberty may not be submerged, low-lying places like Ellis Island could be underwater. By 2100, sea-level ...

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

An Antarctica expedition is a dream come true for Tracey Davies, but first she has to cross the Drake Passage, the roughest ...

A giant sequoia located in Sequoia National Park in California, the General Sherman is 52,500 feet in volume and is more than ...

Just a few decades ago, the sky above Antarctica became a symbol of environmental crisis. Scientists had discovered a massive ...

Once spread across the Southern Hemisphere, southern elephant seals are now facing steep declines. A new study reveals that ...

The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star (WAGB 10) and crew recently returned to the United States, arriving in San Francisco ...

Accomplishing this will be hard at a time when some world powers are hampering research in the region. Scientists need to ...