This discovery, experts warn, could shift the world’s energy balance and turn Antarctica from a scientific sanctuary into the ...

Hidden beneath the thick ice sheet of East Antarctica, a team of researchers has uncovered the remnants of vast prehistoric river landscapes. These ancient, river-carved plains, preserved for millions ...

Antarctica's patterns of stark seasonal changes, with months of darkness followed by a summer of 24-hour daylight, prompted ...

NASA/Nichole Ayers The aurora australis arcs above a partly cloudy Indian Ocean in this photograph from the International Space Station as it ...

Every year, a few thousand people deploy to live on Antarctic research stations — and go through punishing survival training ...

Meghalaya's Rifiness Warjri, youngest from the state to conquer Everest, inspires with grit, grace, and humble beginnings.

Because of an unstable polar vortex, experts have projected record low levels of Arctic sea ice for the coming winter.

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

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

Have you ever wondered what Earth's largest waterfall is? While a few might come close, there's only one that truly sets ...

Scientists link Antarctic record sea ice loss to an unexplained spike in ocean salt levels, raising concerns about ocean stability.

The Sikorsky VH-92A – a Marine Corps helicopter that serves as Marine One and is tasked with safely transporting the president of the United States – stopped by Lynn’s GE Aerospace building on Western ...