Antarctica, often regarded as the planet's last true wilderness, harbors unique ecosystems that support extraordinary biodiversity and contribute to global diversity and environmental stability. These ecosystems,

While warming temperatures are driving a widespread loss of ice shelves, major calving events have not increased in frequency or size.

Much of this uncertainty is because the ocean processes that control the fate of the sheet occur on an incredibly small scale and are very difficult to measure and model. But recently scientists have made significant progress in understanding this "ice-ocean boundary layer.

Condé Nast Traveler’s Matthew Buck is in Antarctica to see what life is like on the most remote continent on Earth. A stay in Antarctica is a rare opportunity filled with once-in-a-lifetime experiences.

French ballerina Victoria Dauberville delivered a breathtaking performance in the Antarctic. She danced on the bow of a ship in the cold Arctic Ocean. 'Innovation under constraints.' China leaps ahead in A.I. race with DeepSeek, tanking Nvidia and spooking investors

That will solve this once and for all,” Will Duffy said. “We need to go to Antarctica. I need to take a flat-Earther or two with me and see the 24-hour sun and then this whole thing is

Antarctica's first sighting on January 28, 1820, by Russian explorers FF Bellingshausen and MP Lazarev marked the beginning of unparalleled scientific enquiries and highlighted the continent's importance with regard to global climate change and conservation.

A 2018 study suggested that people working in Antarctica over the winter enter a state of “psychological hibernation,” marked by deteriorating sleep quality and low mood. Fortunately, most people recover when the sun returns and there’s no evidence of long-term psychological harm.

Now that I was finally here among glaciers as big as warehouses, colonies of penguins and curious whales, I could see why so many lines have entered the expedition sector.

Reading up on Antarctica's natural history and golden age of exploration can make your trip more entertaining and educational.

Record attempts, ambitious crossings, medical evacuations, and broken bindings — we recap how it all went down in Antarctica this season.

ANN ARBOR — Amy and Tom Knutilla recently traveled to their seventh continent in a journey that was the first of its kind. The Ann Arbor couple were among 130 guests who sailed the Drake Passage to Antarctica, visiting otherworldly landscapes mostly inhabited by seals and penguins, before flying back to South America and civilization.