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 ...

Despite Antarctica not belonging to any state, as many as seven countries have made historical territorial claims on it.

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

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

An innocent question from a friend inspired one reporter to seek out sports buffs in a remote and chilly place: Antarctica.

Before the second winter, the larvae reach their final stage but don't pupate. Instead, they enter obligatory diapause, a natural dormancy phase in their life cycle.

In her creekside cabin in Malibu, Lita Albuquerque is waiting for the dawn. She comes here in the peace of early morning to make drawings and sometimes write, and after a set of energetic meditations ...

The "unique" way Antarctica’s only native insect survives the extreme cold could help humans travel deep into space, according to a new study. The tiny flightless Antarctic midge (Belgica antarctica) ...

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 ...

There will also be two total lunar eclipses that occur during the March and September full moon events. A lunar eclipse, ...

Travel Host Tabitha Lipkin follows along with researchers working in Antarctica to learn more about whales with the help of an expedition cruise company looking to put science and sustainability ...