Truman, before volunteering for Operation Highjump, a Navy program that brought him to Antarctica for the ... the snow under its skis had melted and refrozen. They were stuck. “We just sat on the ice ...

Mars, Jupiter and Mercury will all appear low in the west after sunset. Look for bright Venus low in the eastern sky for ...

Emperor penguin populations​ in Antartica may be declining faster than the most pessimistic predictions, according to a new ...

Emperor penguin populations in Antarctica have shrunk by almost a quarter as global warming melts their icy habitat, ...

A massive iceberg in Antarctica has revealed an unexpected world beneath the ice. What scientists found lurking in the depths defies imagination. The discovery challenges everything we knew about life ...

In the deep seas found at the Earth’s poles, explorers are still finding elusive and mysterious sea creatures. On an ...

Satellite photos show emperor penguins in one region of Antarctica declined 22% in the past 15 years. That's significantly ...

Greenland’s second-largest ice shelf, the Petermann, is melting faster than expected — and not for the reason scientists ...

Atmospheric rivers in Antarctica are expected to double by 2100, affecting snowfall, rainfall, and impacting sea-level rise.

The Transantarctic Mountains, stretching an impressive 2,175 miles (3,500 kilometers), lie quietly beneath Antarctica’s icy ...

Scientists have discovered a 34-million-year-old preserved landscape beneath Antarctic ice, offering insights into Earth's ...