As night falls on the Atacama desert in northern Chile four giant telescopes turn their gaze towards the star-strewn heavens.

As night falls on the Atacama desert in northern Chile four giant telescopes turn their gaze towards the star-strewn heavens.

The search for the best observatory site in the world has led to the discovery of what is thought to be the coldest, driest, calmest place on Earth, a place where no human is thought to have ever ...

Belarusian mountaneers Konstantin and Anastasia Lapko have climbed the highest volcano on the planet: Ojos del Salado. On February 6th, ...

An Icy Expanse The Antarctic Desert may come as a surprise to many as it doesn't fit our conventional idea of sand and heat.

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What is a continent? We think of it as a large body of land surrounded by the sea, aka, ocean. There are a few continent sized countries. Australia is the only continent that is also one country.

Only a few expedition cruise companies offer trips with an opportunity to ski in Antarctica. Here's what it's like to see a ...

Arriving in Bangkok is like stepping into a whirlwind of sensations and experiences. The Thai capital, known to locals as ...