The first-ever direct flights from the United States to Greenland will give tourists easier access to the island’s history, ...

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 ...

Bárbara Hernández is affectionately known in Chile as the Ice Mermaid, she swims in often glacially cold waters and holds the record for the longest swim in Antarctica. She swam in water that was 2°C ...

Meet the creatures built for icy survival!

The polar regions are cold, remote and off-putting, but there are thousands of polar words in English – and not just words ...

After becoming the first Muslim woman to motorcycle solo around the world, Anita Yusof now aims to conquer all seven ...

For the Green Bay Packers, international games have been the equivalent of flight delays, lost baggage and sitting next to a passenger with bo ...

Fossil sites in Australia hold pollen and spores from the dinosaur age, when the island straddled the Antarctic Circle. Now, ...

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 ...

In the frozen basement of the Earth, miles from anywhere on a rocky island that’s often icebound, stands a small wooden hut that looks like ...

Deep in the frozen wilderness of Antarctica lies a 'pyramid' that has baffled both scientists and conspiracy theorists alike.

This 12-day itinerary showcases the “frozen continent” from land, air, and sea, and explores the remote eastern reaches of ...