Roughly seven hours after departure, we landed on ice.  The remnants of a 1970 Lockheed C-121 Super Constellation crash were noticeable nearby.

Aug. 1 is Women Astronomers Day, highlighting the historical achievements of women in astronomy. The designation honors the ...

Celebrating Women Astronomers Day featuring women astrophysicists on the facultyAug. 1 is Women Astronomers Day, highlighting the historical ...

I spent a year in Antarctica. Here’s what I learned living through nine months of darkness and -112F temperatures - IN FOCUS: Every year, a few thousand people deploy to live on Antarctic research ...

Most forms of life cannot survive extreme environmental conditions, like excessive temperatures. Likewise, the significant majority of species on our planet have a set lifespan and cannot exist past a ...

Constructing the British Antarctic Survey’s (BAS) 4,500-square metre science and operations facility was always going to be an involved process in any environment, but building in Antarctica, one of ...

Federal officials have long warned the Coast Guard needed new ships to patrol icy waters eyed by China.

The weird way that penguin poop might be cooling Antarctica In December 2022, Matthew Boyer hopped on an Argentine military plane to one of the more remote habitations on Earth: Marambio Station ...

One area of the world that needs our help the most is Antarctica, with its ice melts affecting the entire world's climate.

The remains of landscapes thought to have formed when ancient rivers flowed across East Antarctica have been discovered—and could help predictions of future loss from the ice sheet.

Long-lost 1960s aerial photos let Copenhagen researchers watch Antarctica’s Wordie Ice Shelf crumble in slow motion. By fusing film with satellites, they discovered warm ocean water, not surface ...

Grist reports that penguin guano in Antarctica may help cool the region by forming clouds through ammonia release, but climate change threatens these populations.