Heath Eskridge, a Hardinsburg firefighter, traded fire for ice last week and plunged into frigid waters off the Antarctic peninsula.

A massive iceberg broke off from the George VI Ice Shelf in Antarctica in January, giving researchers a rare opportunity to ...

Climate models have predicted that the ocean surrounding Antarctica should be warming, but new research shows that it's ...

From underwater camera catching creatures to animals in new places, see the latest sightings.

Stanford researchers discovered that increased meltwater and rainfall account for 60% of the decades-long gap between ...

After visiting every continent in record time, MBA for Executives student Johnny Buckingham ’26 used skills learned at SOM to ...

A partial solar eclipse on Saturday will make it look as if the moon has taken a bite out of the sun over parts of North ...

In "Ends of the Earth," Neil Shubin travels north and south to explore the frontiers of polar science and history.

When the Chicago-size iceberg drifted away, scientists seized the opportunity to study the life and geologic formations ...

The Arctic reaches its maximum sea ice in March each year and then starts a six-month melt season. The National Snow and Ice ...

Isolation, frigid temperatures and old food are small prices to pay for the opportunity to do research in Antarctica.

Everyone knows Antarctica is cold and icy, but what's underneath the ice has been a mystery. Scientists used six decades' ...