When Philip Sontag first visited Antarctica as a Ph.D. student, he brought back an unusual souvenir: a huge bag of penguin ...

Picture an Antarctic animal and most people think of penguins, but there is a flightless midge, the only known insect native ...

Look up this week for February’s full snow moon and to catch the last glimpse of a visible parade of planets in the night sky ...

Washington, Montana, North Dakota, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan, New York, Vermont, New Hampshire, Maine, as well as parts of Idaho and South Dakota, appear within the low-to-medium range of NOAA's ...

Look up this week for February’s full snow moon and to catch the last glimpse of a visible parade of planets in the night sky before they fade from view. This phase of the moon will peak at 8:53 a.m.

Only a few expedition cruise companies offer trips with an opportunity to ski in Antarctica. Here's what it's like to see a ...

Fremont resident Rich Hirschman will wrap up his chilly trip to Antarctica with a presentation ... is free and open to the public. Light refreshments will be served. A history and geography ...

"What if the iron stones were warming up to the point where they would actually melt the glacial ice beneath them and sink into it, perhaps even descending far enough so as to be hidden below the ...

Scientists say subtle differences in the colour of seawater will enable them to count tiny - but critically important - ...

WWF, the University of Strathclyde and the British Antarctic Survey (BAS) have teamed up for the pioneering project, which ...

What Causes the Northern Lights? The Northern Lights, also known as the Aurora Borealis, are among the most captivating ...

In June 2024, scientists from an Antarctic expedition made public that they may have ... fine snow was falling on the deck of ...