Antarctica is 600 miles (about 1,000 kilometers) from any major city, almost entirely uninhabited, and surrounded by a cold ...

Despite freezing temperatures, fierce winds and months of darkness, Antarctica is home to a surprising variety of ...

Chilean researchers have sequenced the full genome of Colobanthus quitensis, one of Antarctica's two native flowering plants.

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Ponant Explorations, along with Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI), has announced the group of experts joining the ...

Analysis have shown how ancient bird bones can act as "chemical archives" of changing weather conditions in Antarctica. The ...

The week of July 12 brought a 240-degree temperature swing across the globe, as Antarctica plummeted to more than 100 degrees below zero.

The falls contain saltwater rich with iron, which oxidizes and turns red when exposed to air. A new study provides further ...

Antarctica is a destination of staggering extremes – home to the largest ice sheet on the planet, soaring 14,700-foot mountains, active "Ring of Fire" volcanoes and the coldest surface temperature ...

Antarctica’s Blood Falls looks exactly like what the feature’s name suggests. But despite appearing to bleed out for millions ...

Puerto Williams will open a 150-room luxury hotel as part of a strategy for Chile to establish itself as one main gateway for ...

The historian journeys via icebergs and abandoned whaling stations to the last great frontier of human exploration ...