Antarctica
The Daring Journey Across Antarctica That Became a Nightmare
Everyone knows about Robert Scott’s doomed race to the South Pole in 1911. But on that same expedition three of his men made a death-defying trip
The Ozone Hole Is the Smallest It's Been in 30 Years—But We Can't Take Credit
Warming in the stratosphere has kept away ozone-killing chemicals, reducing annual thinning for the last two years
Growing Ice Cracks Force Shutdown of Antarctic Research Station
The British Antarctic Survey's Halley VI research station will close for the second year due to cracking of the ice
All But Two Adélie Penguin Chicks Die in "Catastrophic" Breeding Season
A WWF official described it as "Tarantino does Happy Feet"
Now You Can Virtually Visit Quttinirpaaq National Park, One of the Most Remote Places on Earth
Google Street Views records the wonders of the northerly jewel
A Mysteriously Massive Hole in Antarctic Ice Has Returned
These holes are thought to be crucial elements of the currents driving the world's oceans, and after 40 years, one has formed again
Massive Iceberg Breaks Off From Antarctic Glacier
The chunk of ice is roughly four times the size of Manhattan
Watch Gentoo Penguins Hunting From a Bird's Eye View
New footage is helping researchers untangle the meaning behind these tuxedo-clad birds' calls
Scientists Find Record 2.7-Million-Year-Old Ice Core in Antarctica
It may offer a frosty relic from the beginning of the ice age
The Best Places to See the Southern Lights
The aurora australis is the southern cousin to the northern lights
Delaware-Sized Iceberg Breaks Off Antarctica
'Whopper' of an iceberg weighs more than one trillion metric tons—and has been threatening to make the break for years
Boaty McBoatface Completes Its First Mission
The little submarine named by the Internet investigated the icy deep waters of Antarctica's Orkney Channel
Who Owns Antarctica's Pristine Oceans?
How humans finally stopped squabbling and protected one of the world's most pristine marine areas
Antarctica's Blood Falls Helps Unravel the Inner Workings of Glaciers
A new study maps the path of the water that feeds the falls and explores how water can exist under the ice
A Penguin Colony's Rise and Fall, Recorded in Poop
A nearby volcano has decimated the gentoo colony on Ardley Island three times
New Charter Flight Takes Passengers to See the Southern Lights
The first "Flight to the Lights" took 130 skygazers to get up close with the Aurora Australis
A New Generation of Interplanetary Rovers Is Crawling Toward the Stars
These four-legged, wheel-less robots will explore asteroids and the frigid outer worlds of our Solar System
An Iceberg Larger Than Rhode Island Is Poised to Break From Antarctica
Its break from the ice shelf could spell trouble for the frozen expanse
Swedish Woman Smashes Record for Skiing Solo to the South Pole
Skiing for 38 days, 23 hours and 5 minutes Johanna Davidsson beat the previous record by almost 10 hours
This Catastrophic Polar Journey Resulted in One of the Best Adventure Books Ever Written
Apsley Cherry-Garrard's travel memoir is still the one to beat, and not only because it features penguins
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