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100 Years Ago Today: Roald Amundsen Stands On The South Pole
Lessons from Amundsen: travel fast and light with a small footprint.
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One Hundred Years Ago Today: Scott Going South To the Pole, Amundsen Going...
Kieran Muvany of Discovery News explains the difference in the two campaigns; One is doing a race, the other is doing science
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Exotic New Life Forms Found Thriving Near Deep Underwater Vents
Beneath the waves, beyond the reach of the sun, scientists have found some of the most alien-seeming life right here on Earth.
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Photos of Ill-Fated Antarctica Explorer Robert Scott's Last Journey on View...
It is the centenary of the death of Captain Robert Falcon Scott, the explorer who died with his entire crew during an attempt to reach the South Pole.
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1912's Race to the South Pole: The Heroes of the Great Era of Antarctic...
Some were there for the science; others for the glory. They all suffered through savage journeys in order to discover unchartered territory.
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1912's Race to the South Pole: Who Were the Players in the Great Race?
Some were there for the science; others for the glory. They all suffered through savage journeys in order to discover unchartered territory.
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100 Years Ago Today: Robert Falcon Scott Reaches The South Pole
An incredible photograph of some not very happy explorers, as they find the Norwegian flag at the South Pole
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NASA Image Shows New York City-Sized Glacier About to Split from Antarctica
This pic form NASA shows the deepening crack that will send a giant glacier lurching into the sea.
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Group Launches Campaign to Protect Antarctica's Ocean
The coalition of conservation groups is working to create an extensive network of no-take reserves surrounding Antarctica.
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Frozen Planet: Discovery Partners With NRDC, Sierra Club, and Nature Conservancy
Discovery Channel is about to premiere Frozen Planet, an epic natural history documentary series that looks awesome. Mark your calendars for Sunday, March 18th at 8PM E/P.
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Kite Skiing Across Antarctica to Break 3 World Records, in Stunning Photos
Photographer of the Year winner Sebastian Copeland and fellow adventurer Eric McNair-Landry set foot where no man has before -- and brought back the photos to prove it.
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The Week in Pictures: Kite Skiing Across Antarctica, "Spaghetti with Balls,"...
Two men broke three world recorlds on a kite skiing trip across Antarctica, cheeky recipes from a vegan cookbook, microfarms pop up in NYC, and more.
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Coolest Data Center Job Can Be Found At The South Pole!
If you think data center jobs are boring, think again! The IceCube Observatory's data center on Antarctica is an amazing opportunity for adventurous geeks.
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Antarctic Octopus Genes Contain Clues About Ancient Catastrophic Ice Sheet...
If the West Antarctic Ice Sheet collapsed, it could raise seas by 16 feet (5 meters), which would be disastrous. Thankfully, we're not at that point yet, but if the Earth's climate keeps warming, we...
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Documentary Shows What It's Like to Work in Antarctica...During Winter!
A photographer and filmmaker has put together an incredible documentary -- but needs your fundraising help on Kickstarter to get the project completed and in to theaters.
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Levick's 'Sexual Habits of the Adélie Penguin' Published After a Century of...
Staff Surgeon Levick considered some penguin sexual behaviors, observed during an expedition in 1910, so depraved that he wrote them in code.
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Antarctica Used to be 20 Degrees Fahrenheit Warmer, with Trees and Vegetation
Making predictions is hard, especially about the future. But we still have to try, because our best projections, even if they are flawed, are still better than whistling in total darkness.
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Underwater Robot Maps Antarctic Ice in 3D
The robot was part of a bigger mapping project that reveals the overall volume of ice in Antarctica, not just the ice cover.
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Support for Massive Antarctic Ocean Preserve Divided Over Fishing
New Zealand wants to protect its fishermen going after Patagonian toothfish, and, as a petition from Avaaz and Leonardo DiCaprio points out, several nations just want to keep overfishing in general.
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US, New Zealand Reach Agreement on Massive Antarctic Ocean Preserve
Though it still has to be approved by member states, the agreement would see over 2 million square kilometers of the Ross Sea set aside, with no fishing in over half of it.
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Huge Antarctic Ocean Protection Deal Fails, For Now
Russa, China, and Ukraine raised concerns about fishing access, scuttling the deal.
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Australian Blue Whales are Moving to Antarctica
New research shows that the Australia and Antarctica sub-species are merging and that human activity is likely the cause.
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Can Loving Penguins Inspire a Love of Math That Could Help Save Our Planet?
A scientist inspired by "The March of the Penguins" successfully models penguin huddling behavior, and hopes the penguins will interest people in math.
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Ancient Microbes Survived 3,000 Years Without Light or Air
Researchers in Antarctica have found an ancient bacteria thriving in one of the continent's least hospitable ecosystems, a discovery that may change our understanding of what's needed to support life.
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Antarctic Ice Warming More Rapidly Than Anticipated, Significant Sea Level Rise
Ice that could raise sea levels 3 meters (10 feet) is warming far faster than predicted according to new temperature study.
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Amazing Green Modular Halley VI Crawling Antarctic Base Opens
Let it snow! Hugh Broughton Architects design a base that just picks itself up and skis away.
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Antarctica seen naked for the first time!
Scientists from the British Antarctic Survey, along with collaborators from around the world, have created the most detailed map yet of what is hidden under Antarctica's ice sheets.
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Shameful! Even Antarctica's King George Island is full of trash
King George Island is relatively ice-free and easy to access, at least compared to most of the rest of Antarctica, so it is an ideal spot for research stations.
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Antarctic peninsula melting at fastest rate in 1,000 years
By analyzing a 364-meter ice core, researchers have been able to go back in time and track the freezing and melting cycles of Antarctica's peninsula.
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Yeti robot scans polar ice to warn researchers of dangerous crevasses
The autonomous robot allows scientists to more safely study polar enviroments and also collects valuable information on ice conditions for climate research.
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