The first-ever direct flights from the United States to Greenland will give tourists easier access to the island’s history, ...

There's an entire mountain range as big as the European Alps completely hidden under Antarctica's ice that no one has ever ...

A new satellite photo has revealed that the "megaberg," A23a, is beginning to break apart, spawning thousands of smaller ice ...

Two droplet-shaped wind turbines spin in front of China's Qinling station in Antarctica. CHINA DAILY A clean energy system tailored for polar conditions has been put into operation in China's ...

No corner of Earth is untouched. From Tibet to Antarctica, so-called "forever chemicals" have seeped into the blood of nearly every living creature.

Scientists drilled through Antarctic ice to uncover a buried river system that may reshape predictions of melting and ...

In addition to low-lying valleys, covered lakes, and bizarre sub-glacial rivers, the Antarctic ice is also hiding massive ...

Scientists have made remarkable discoveries beneath Antarctica's million-year-old ice, revealing ancient landscapes, ...

Almost 90% of Antarctica's land is covered in a thick layer of ice — around 1.3 miles (2.2 kilometers) deep, on average — and ...

What draws them all there? The water in this 320-acre lake straddling the South Dakota border is salty — the saltiest lake between the Atlantic Ocean and Salt Lake City, Utah, according to the ...

It’s the coldest, driest, most remote place on Earth—but where did the name “Antarctica” actually come from? The answer is older than you think. Officials in rural Texas are accused of ...