My grandparents are responsible for my love of travel. This visit to Antarctica felt the most meaningful of the trips they ...

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

Crowds of tourists bound for Antarctica have brought prosperity to Argentina’s southernmost city, but the boom is also squeezing locals and stressing the environment. About 90 percent of ...

Imagine stepping onto the icy shores of ancient Antarctica—not to see today’s tuxedoed, knee-high Emperor penguins, but to ...

If you are planning a trip to one of the most remote destinations on the planet and want a story you will tell forever, ...

Is mercury pollution a real threat to penguins? Here's what scientists have discovered and what mercury is doing to these ...

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

Where does life lurk under the ice of Antarctica? The answers keep surprising us. In January, for example, researchers found corals, sponges and even giant sea spiders some 750 feet under the ...

A new study found parts of Antartica could pass a tipping point for mass ice sheet losses as soon as 2050 – pushing sea ...

One of the biggest challenges in predicting Antarctica's deeply uncertain future is understanding exactly what's driving its ice loss. A vast network of lakes and streams lies beneath the thick ...

An overlooked Antarctic water system could raise sea levels by more than 2 meters by 2300, computer simulations show.