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

Microbial communities feeding on geothermal methane seeps beneath the Antarctic ice sheet could resemble life-supporting ...

The program took 34 U.S. and Canadian instructors to the South Pole in December to help them educate students about the ...

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

The Cormorant at 55 South, expected to open in January on the southern tip of Chile, will be a hotel tailor-made for the ...

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

Scientists found "a beautiful, thriving ecosystem" in a dark and isolated location: The former shadow of a glacier.

When a massive, black patch, known as a polynya, was spotted by NASA scientists for the first time, satellite operators were ...

A team of international scientists compiled decades of data to create a map showing the topography of Antarctica with the ice removed.

Satellite data reveal a link between the amount of black carbon in the atmosphere and rates of Antarctic sea ice loss in recent years.

The NSF is beginning an operational retreat from Antarctica. Both the aging U.S. facilities and the research itself are ...

From diving off cliffs to starving for months, emperor penguins are continuing to surprise scientists with their ability to adapt to one of the world’s most extreme environments.