At the age of just 17, Emma Schwerin is the youngest American woman to climb the Seven Summits — the highest peaks on the seven continents — including Mount Everest. Cassidy Powers reports on her ...

The link between clouds and penguin poop is not an obvious one but it has important implications for climate change. New ...

The birds rely on the red wolves to scare away smaller threats, such as raccoons and other birds of prey, from their nests.

Researchers reveal a dynamic geologic past for Antarctica’s Transantarctic Mountains, uncovering ancient mountain-building ...

From blood-colored waterfalls to mysterious underground lakes, Antarctica holds secrets that challenge our understanding of ...

Beneath Antarctica’s thick ice, a hidden landscape has finally been uncovered, revealing ancient peaks buried for millions of ...

This story doesn’t concern ‘selling coal to Newcastle’ but recalls a tale of gifting fish paste to a fishing village in ...

I made it to Texas this week. The swallows were here first. I’m back to visit a friend and continue my quest to eat all the smoked brisket in the Lone Star State. My physician refuses to endorse my ...

Good morning, Chicago. Our Route 66 road trip began at the end, at the famed fishing pier jutting out into the Pacific Ocean. On a breezy Sunday afternoon, the first day of June, a steady stream of ...

Factor in temperatures that drop to -57°C and a few of us might be put off - but for glaciologist Liz Morris, that's very much her happy place. Liz is an Emeritus Associate at the University of ...

Beneath the thick ice of East Antarctica lies a hidden world—untouched for over 34 million years. This frozen expanse, more ...