A Royal Navy ship has been given a Freedom of the City honour by a city that is about 50 miles from the nearest bit of coast.

Ethan Guo, a 19-year-old aviator from Memphis, was detained and charged with submitting a false flight plan before traversing ...

The continent is dedicated to research and cooperation, but proposed funding cuts in the Trump administration and actions by ...

Today, the U.S. operates three major research stations on the continent—McMurdo Station, Palmer Station and the South Pole Station—making it one of the most active nations in Antarctic ...

As Midwinter Day approaches in Antarctica – the longest and darkest day of the year – those spending the winter on the frozen continent will follow a tradition dating back more than a century to the ...

The observed South Pole temperature, with measurements dating back to 1957, shows 30-year temperature swings ranging from more than 1℃ of cooling during the 20th century to more than 1.8℃ of ...

As a clear demonstration of "the ability of man to advance" past 500 kilometers (311 miles) in Antarctica, the National Science Foundation Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station is located at the ...

An American teenager was arrested in Antarctica for allegedly submitting a false flight plan during his solo attempt to fly ...

Commander Byrd will set up his base on the Bay of Wales, across the Antarctic Continent from Deception Island (among the South Shetlands), where Explorer Sir George Hubert Wilkins, a fortnight ago ...

Even though it’s accessible only during the South Pole’s summer, there was still light snow, and the temperature was around 1°C and 0°C. Sure, there were tricky moments during the trip.

Today, the U.S. operates three major research stations on the continent—McMurdo Station, Palmer Station and the South Pole ...