When snow falls on the ice sheet, where subzero temperatures ensure it doesn’t melt. Antarctic temperatures regularly reach ...

No one expected this.

Penguin chicks, whose coats are made of fluffy down feathers, aren't as protected from the rain as adult penguins. Getting too wet can kill them. NBC Universal, Inc. Rain in Antarctica isn’t just a ...

Animal species that live in environments as harsh as the Antarctic have many incredible adaptations to help them survive. Emperor penguins (Aptenodytes forsteri) are a leading example. These resilient ...

Some places on Earth stay frozen almost all year, where icy winds blow and sunlight is rare. From Antarctica to Russia, here ...

An explorer and a glaciologist have embarked on a three-month mission to cross part of Antarctica on kite skis in search of ...

Congratulations, Antarctica! You're still the coldest place on Earth. And in 2010, you hosted a new record low temperature. A new look at old NASA Landsat 8 satellite data showed that, on August 10, ...