At the bottom of the world lies a region as magnificent as it is misunderstood: Antarctica and the Southern Ocean. Harsh, ...

Large flat surfaces carved by ancient rivers deep beneath the East Antarctica are influencing how ice flows across the continent today, according to a new study.

After a dramatic 1971 incident in which the sole medical doctor at a USSR station had to cut out his own appendix, some countries made appendectomies a requirement for their “winter-over” medical ...

Antarctica has hidden beneath its great mantle of ice and snow an impressive geological feature among many other things. This ...

Antarctica could be completely ice-free one day if we allow climate change to continue unabated. The change will take ...

The Māori language describes 12 distinct types of snow. Researchers are identifying them in Antarctica as part of a project ...

HP Expedition will begin the largest kayaking and camping program in Antarctica history. Here's what cruisers can choose to ...

Researchers found ancient river-carved plains beneath East Antarctica that may help slow ice loss and improve sea-level rise ...

A 19-year-old pilot from the United States has been detained on an Antarctic island and charged by Chilean authorities, who ...

Researchers measuring the salinity of the Southern Ocean did find unexpected results, but some online reports got the details ...

The continent is dedicated to research and cooperation, but proposed funding cuts in the Trump administration and actions by ...

Teenage influencer Ethan Guo, 19, has reportedly been detained in Antarctica while attempting to make a historic solo flight ...