Ready for a once-in-a-lifetime adventure? Discover how to travel to Antarctica, what to expect on your expedition, and how to ...

At the South Pole, there’s a science experiment that makes the Burj Khalifa—the world’s tallest building—look small. It’s called IceCube, and it’s built 2,500 meters down into the Antarctic ice. Its ...

From emperor penguins dying rapidly to sea ice experiencing an intense meltdown, Antarctica these days is crumbling apart.

Here is an e-mail sent by NOAA to workers at the South Pole as they guess when the sun will actually set down there. Subject: (A few too many words about the question:) When will the sun actually ...

When I was standing at the South Pole, I felt the same way I feel anywhere on Earth because my feet were still on the ground and the sky was still overhead. I’m an astrophysicist from Wisconsin who ...

Sunniva Sorby, a member of the first group of women to ski to the South Pole, is now the “Godmother” of the HX Nansen, a polar expedition cruise operator, where she gives lectures about the polar ...

Antarctica has long been the subject of geopolitical interest, and seven countries maintain territorial claims on the continent: Chile, Argentina, the United Kingdom, Norway, Australia, New Zealand ...

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