The Scenic Eclipse is one of only a few Antarctic vessels to carry a submarine. The submarine—the Scenic Neptune —can carry ...

In a part of the world where throughout history only the pure white of snow and ice could be seen, today green moss and grass ...

Microplastics can cut a plant’s ability to photosynthesize by up to 12 percent, new research shows microplastics are accumulating in the environment Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA ...

The bountiful creatures sequester carbon and are a vital food source for marine predators, but their future is uncertain ...

What appeared to be a terrorizing experience at a remote base in Antarctica may be under control, according to officials.

On this week's episode: is our universe inside a black hole, Antarctic explorers, tracking teenaged turtles, and ...

Since most iguana species live in the Americas, biologists have long debated how they could have arrived on the remote ...

The researchers collected samples of snow, ice, plants and microorganisms to be studied over the coming year and beyond. The expedition fully circumnavigated Antarctica, keeping as close as ...

Microscopic red algae, responsible for a phenomenon also known as watermelon snow or blood snow, are proliferating due to global warming and in turn accelerating it ...

The ozone layer above Antarctica is thinning at an alarming rate, posing threat to the wildlife breeding below in the ice.