When the Chicago-size iceberg drifted away, scientists seized the opportunity to study the life and geologic formations ...

A massive iceberg broke off from the George VI Ice Shelf in Antarctica in January, giving researchers a rare opportunity to ...

Stanford researchers discovered that increased meltwater and rainfall account for 60% of the decades-long gap between ...

Arctic sea ice has recorded its smallest winter peak extent since satellite records began 47 years ago, new data reveals.

Eric Philips will turn dreams of outer space into reality when he becomes the first Australian astronaut to enter into orbit ...

In "Ends of the Earth," Neil Shubin travels north and south to explore the frontiers of polar science and history.

Polar Escapes launches a new website allowing travellers to search, compare, and book the largest selection of polar cruises and tours in one ...

Everyone knows Antarctica is cold and icy, but what's underneath the ice has been a mystery. Scientists used six decades' ...

It’s either us or Argentina, says a Telegraph report dreaming about a ‘glorious British repurposing’ of the bottom of the Earth. One legal catch with this argument? The icy south has never been ...

Sea ice extent is at record, and near record, lows for this time of year in both polar regions, leaving the planet ...

"But Antarctica is not an apolitical human paradise with untouched nature—a sort of continent for scientific inquiry alone.

From the North Pole to the South Pole, the oceans and our land masses, alarm bells are ringing ever louder for Earth’s vital ...