Here’s how it works. Almost 90% of Antarctica's land is covered in a thick layer of ice — around 1.3 miles (2.2 kilometers) deep, on average — and it's been that way for around 34 million years.

Have you ever imagined what Antarctica looks like beneath its thick blanket of ice? Hidden below are rugged mountains, valleys, hills and plains. Some peaks, like the towering Transantarctic ...

Drilling 500 meters through the ice sheet to the Antarctic mainland beneath, they encountered water and sedimentary rock. For the hot water drilling, they used a high-pressure nozzle and water at ...

Quark Expeditions' newest voyages takes travelers to rarely visited swaths of Antarctica. Guests will explore the remote eastern side of the continent, with excursions like heli-landings and ...

Antarctica is home to around 20 million breeding pairs of penguins, like these Adelie penguins near Paulet Island on the Antarctic Peninsula. But what's below the ice these penguins waddle on ...

Antarctica is famous for its frigid temperatures, desolate landscape, penguins, and the predators who eat them. That’s what it looks like from the surface, but there are hidden organisms and ...

A trip to Antarctica might feel less like crossing the ocean and more like crossing the galaxy, but what happens there impacts the world well beyond the coast — influencing weather patterns and ...

Have you ever imagined what Antarctica looks like beneath its thick blanket of ice? Hidden below are rugged mountains, valleys, hills and plains. Some peaks, like the towering Transantarctic ...

Scientists have been warning that Antarctica has been losing ice mass at an alarming rate over the past couple decades. The consequences of which will raise sea levels around the world.

Two droplet-shaped wind turbines spin in front of China's Qinling station in Antarctica. CHINA DAILY A clean energy system tailored for polar conditions has been put into operation in China's ...

For intrepid travelers seeking to journey where few have ever set foot—or flown—a new and extraordinary expedition is redefining the Antarctic experience. Quark Expedition’s "Antarctica by ...

The chance to travel to the farthest corner of the planet, the Antarctic continent, is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for most people. It’s the last frontier on Earth, a place where explorers ...