Pink boulders led scientists to a massive granite formation buried under Antarctica’s ice, solving a decades-old geological ...

A better understanding of the bedrock can help researchers calculate how quickly the continent's melting glaciers might ...

A process has been discovered beneath the Antarctic ice that could weaken carbon sequestration and accelerate climate change.

After years of work building an exquisitely sensitive instrument, University of Chicago scientists stood and watched as it flew up and out of sight into the fiercely blue Antarctic sky. Launched on ...

The environment is changing rapidly around the melting Thwaites Glacier. Seals can collect data in waters that ships could ...

Louis Etienne and his crew of eight scientists this week began an expedition to the remote waters of Antarctica, where they hope to gather a wealth of data to demonstrate the benefits of creating ...

If a cruise to Antarctica is on a traveler’s bucket list, they’ll likely need to cross the notoriously treacherous Drake Passage first.

The first tourists stepped ashore at Smith Island and Melchior Islands on the Antarctic Peninsula on January 23, 1966. Since ...

Antarctica's Blood Falls, a rusty red cascade from Taylor Glacier, has baffled scientists since 1911. Recent high-resolution ...

The ‘Nansen’ is the most sustainable vessel in the HX fleet, and it offers a science-focused atmosphere to go along with some impressive amenities on its Antarctic itineraries. Travel to Antarctica ...

Antarctica is a formidable icy seductress, provoking feelings of wonder and trepidation in varying degrees like nowhere else on earth. Ever since the White Continent was formally discovered a little ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Will McGough writes about travel destinations and outdoor adventures. Packing lists for people going to Antarctica tend to be gear ...