Signed in 1959 and effective since 1961, the Antarctic Treaty is a landmark international agreement that designates Antarctica as a continent dedicated to peace and science. Its purpose is to ...

Some luxury cruise passengers have gone on hunger strike after their trip to Antarctica was canceled. Swan Hellenic's 21-day cruise had to change course after a problem with one of the engines on ...

US Coast Guard Photo Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star (WAGB-10) and crew departed Seattle on Friday, beginning their monthslong deployment to Antarctica in support of Operation Deep Freeze ...

For over 60 years Antarctica has been a "veritable Shangri-La", said The Economist, "untouched by war, unspoilt by humans, where all nationalities are welcome". While Britain, Argentina ...

Today, Antarctica is a huge frozen continent, though it was once temperate enough to be covered in swampy forests. Now, a team of scientists has discovered fossilized tree resin—amber—on the ...

Mt. Vinson in Antarctica in the southern hemisphere attracts climbers every year seeking to climb one of the iconic Seven Summits – the highest mountain on each of the seven continents.

Antarctic krill trap vast amounts of carbon from the atmosphere in the ocean floor through their sinking fecal pellets, a new study reports. The annual amount is similar to that stored by “blue ...

A new discovery has closed a significant gap in the global map of amber finds: for the first time, amber has been unearthed in Antarctica. This discovery, led by scientists from the Alfred Wegener ...

Follow one scientist in the search for one particular pack of killer whales, because for him, this mission is personal In a remote corner of Antarctica, a group of killer whales capture their prey ...

A malnourished emperor penguin appeared on a beach in Australia, thousands of miles from its home in Antarctica. Wildlife experts rescued the bird and took it to a rehabilitation center.

Roughly 90 million years ago, climatic conditions in Antarctica were suitable for resin-producing trees. Researchers have now made the southernmost discovery of amber in the world. Roughly 90 ...

The Antarctica Ice Ultra is an endurance race that challenges athletes to push their limits. The competitors faced extreme conditions, with temperatures starting at -17°C and plummeting to -25°C ...