A study published today found that while ice shelves in West Antarctica melt year-round, those in East Antarctica experience ...

Three people were airlifted from Antarctica in a high-risk rescue mission this week, after medical emergencies at a remote U.S. research base required urgent evacuation through some of the harshest ...

Silver Endeavor’s upcoming Antarctic sailing has been cancelled because weather conditions have made its embarkation port ...

It may be the middle of summer here, but it is the middle of winter in the southern hemisphere. Temperatures on the East Antarctica Plateau, a giant ice shelf with an average elevation of 11,000 feet, ...

Antarctica has long been known as one of the most forbidding areas on earth, thanks to an inhospitable environment and a lack of any native inhabitants — well, human ones anyway. But there are ...

Three staff members from a United States research base in Antarctica were medically evacuated to New Zealand during extreme cold and dark conditions amid the southern winter, New Zealand’s air force ...

A trip to Antarctica promises scenery, nature, and seclusion unlike anywhere else on earth. It also promises a hefty price ...

Antarctica's winter sea ice has hit its third-lowest peak in nearly half a century of satellite monitoring, researchers said Tuesday, highlighting the growing influence of climate change on the planet ...

At the edge of East Antarctica, where the wind howls through a white emptiness and the air bites harder than steel, ...

MCMURDO STATION, Antarctica (WKRC) - Three U.S. scientists have been successfully evacuated from Antarctica following a high-risk rescue 20-hour operation conducted by New Zealand's Air Force. The ...