Arctic sea-ice is currently at its smallest recorded extent for the time of year, while Antarctic sea-ice is close to a new ...

A new book explores how one biologist’s work at the North and South Poles changed the way he sees the world and our place in ...

Throughout Earth's history, ice caps have been very rare, but a model of the past 420 million years suggests an explanation ...

Discover how the Antarctic midge, Antarctica's only native insect, survives extreme cold through unique adaptations.

What's the only native insect of Antarctica have to do to survive? A research team has uncovered the special ability of the Antarctic midge to prosper in an extreme environment.

Buried several miles beneath East Antarctica's ice, Lake Vostok is one of the largest freshwater lakes on Earth, rivaling ...

Australia's Antarctic territory represents the largest sliver of the ice continent. For decades, Australian scientists have ...

Blood Falls in Antarctica flows unpredictably with iron-rich, salty water. Microbes inside survive without sunlight.

A team of scientists from Bowling Green State University are currently en route to Antarctica in search of groundbreaking new data that could play a key role in the future of climate research.

Ice-rated expedition ships are becoming a familiar sight in a less rugged and more well-trodden part of the world: the Mediterranean. Discover if you should book this type of ship for a less ...

Internet users want to know what the strange doorway in Antarctica ice is- theories suggesting Bigfoot or an underground ...

Scientists say glacier engineering could be a potential stopgap as the Earth passes a critical climate milestone. Others aren ...