Most of the expeditions are still waiting to begin, but the two solo crossings are in progress. Equipment problems are ...

but they're more common over the North Pole. Related: 'We were in disbelief': Antarctica is behaving in a way we've never ...

Since sharing what Antarctica looks like at midnight during the 24-hour ... Meanwhile, on the opposite end of the Earth is the North Pole and it is also the opposite in terms of the light conditions ...

Along with fossils of roots, pollen, and spores, the amber provides some of the best evidence yet that a mid-Cretaceous, ...

A new declaration aims to make the southernmost continent an autonomous legal entity, akin to a nation-state, with inherent rights to participate in decision making that affects it.

An emperor penguin surprised locals when it appeared on a beach in Australia after making an epic journey of thousands of ...

Even as winter takes hold in the Arctic, sea ice there is growing sluggishly. In Antarctica, summer’s arrival has driven sea ...

Karuna Prasad Mitra, a 71-year-old climber from Naihati, embarks on a challenging South Pole expedition after reaching the ...