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 ...

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

Scientists are rethinking what we knew about a vanished ice sheet — and that could spell trouble for New York City.

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 ...

"Secrets of the Penguins" cinematographer Bertie Gregory describes how the birds would practically "break the fourth wall" ...