The enormous C-17 Globemaster, the mainstay of the Air Force’s transport fleet, often has trouble operating in cold ...

Researchers who have studied genetic evidence of iguanas suggest the ancient reptiles traveled nearly 5,000 miles from North ...

The moon will appear to take bites out of the sun this weekend during a partial solar eclipse in the Northern Hemisphere — ...

By determining which ice sheets melted to create a colossal increase in sea levels 14,500 years ago, scientists hope to ...

Now, new geological data show that sea levels rose about 125 feet (38 meters) between 11,000 and 3,000 years ago, according ...

In a part of the world where throughout history only the pure white of snow and ice could be seen, today green moss and grass ...

President Trump's sweeping new set of tariffs impact friends and foe alike, but also on the list are uninhabited islands ...

During his Liberation Day speech, Trump set tariffs on remote islands including Heard Island and McDonald Islands. Does ...

And, although the far north has consumed popular attention—due in part to President Donald Trump’s controversial bid to acquire Greenland—the same process is underway in Antarctica.

A partial solar eclipse on Saturday will make it look as if the moon has taken a bite out of the sun over parts of North ...

Asinobi carried the Nigerian flag across Antarctica, North America, South America, Europe, Africa, Asia, and Australia, her final stop. Celebrating her achievements on her Instagram story, ...

"There is less co-operation now in both [the North and South] poles ... Teri Share leads the HMCS Margaret Brooke’s circumnavigation of South America, and its expedition to Antarctica to support ...