Quark Expeditions offers a unique 12-day helicopter tour over rarely-visited areas of Antarctica, promising breathtaking ...

What if Antarctica becomes one of the most desirable places to live within the next decade? From futuristic research hubs and ...

New research has incidentally discovered that microplastics may cause Antarctic krill to eject food more often than normal, ...

A remote wilderness once admired for its ice, glaciers, and rare wildlife is now under pressure from rising visitor numbers ...

St Petersburg’s infamous south polar vessel has a long history of sailing to the Southern Ocean via Cape Town to conduct ...

Scientists recorded a total-column ozone concentration of 102 Dobson units, the 8th-lowest level since 1986.

"I couldn’t imagine a more perfect or romantic place to propose than at the literal ends of the Earth," bride-to-be Allegra ...

Thanks to an underwater survey robot, oceanographers are getting the first-ever readings collected from underneath East ...

While Antarctic meltwater drives rising sea levels, models show it also delays greenhouse gas-induced warming. That’s because ...

If you ever find yourself on Macquarie Island—a narrow, wind-lashed ridge halfway between Tasmania and Antarctica—the first ...

A new study highlights the key role the Southern Ocean plays in the Earth’s climate system. Around 12,000 years ago, the last ...

This November through February, a specialized laser instrument that measures atmospheric gases is hitching a ride on ...