Iran’s president has fired one of his deputies for taking what he described as a “lavish” recreational trip to Antarctica.

NBC’s Chase Cain reports from Antarctica, where melting ice is accelerating sea level rise and disrupting global weather ...

In the first study to consider the long-term evolution of the rivers that flow beneath glaciers, researchers have new ...

Fram2 crew was surprised to not see any evidence of human activity at the South Pole from 285 miles above. For the first time ...

A federal judge in Florida has blocked the imports of a high-priced Chilean sea bass from protected waters near Antarctica.

Biosecurity policies may seem onerous and expensive – but they are working to prevent new species from pushing native species ...

When volcanic eruptions make headlines, the images often depict fiery lava and towering ash clouds. But beneath Antarctica’s ...

"The more we know about Earth's icy environments, the better we will be able to understand the other environments," said ...

Once thought a block of worthless ice, this continent is in fact incredibly valuable and plays a key role in stabilizing ...

A crew of four private astronauts have become the first to ever fly over the Earth's poles in space, gaining a sublime view ...

Antarctica’s summer sea ice has dropped to one of its lowest extents ever recorded, shrinking to levels 30% below the ...

Scientists aboard Australia’s RSV Nuyina have discovered rare marine life and a jade-colored iceberg during a 60-day ...