Both Antarctica and Greenland are very large, very cold and home to plenty of frozen territory. But there are certain other ...

It's another sign of how quickly our planet’s poles are changing. Researchers issue warning after making troubling discovery on expedition to Antarctica: 'We may see more' first appeared on The Cool ...

Antarctica is home to 90% of the world’s freshwater, trapped in the continent’s massive ice sheets—and the stability of much of that ice is seriously at risk from global warming. Two studies published ...

The effects of climate change are undeniable, with sweltering heat waves across the United States and massive flooding destroying entire homes. However, this is not unique to the U.S., as climate ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - When paleontologist Thomas Mörs was peering into a microscope while sorting through tiny 40 million-year-old fossils unearthed on Seymour Island near the tip of the Antarctic ...

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Historian Amanda Foreman searches the past for the origins of today’s world. Read previous columns here. There is a place on Earth that remains untouched by war, slavery or riots. Its inhabitants ...

SCOTIA, N.Y. (NEWS10) — On Wednesday, 50 National Guard Airmen came home from Operation Deep Freeze, a mission in Antarctica that helps deliver supplies to researchers at the South Pole. “Cold weather ...

What happens to all the garbage—and human poop—in Antarctica? Antarctica is home to a handful of research stations. These stations are occupied by scientists and other staffers, all of whom generate a ...