In the past, when West Antarctica melted, there was a rapid uptick in onshore geological activity in the area.

This striking satellite photo shows off the unique shape of Antarctica's "Deception Island" — a semi-submerged, active ...

From polar pack ice to Arctic archipelagos, these winning images reveal how life is exquisitely engineered to survive at the ...

The world's biggest iceberg — three time the size of New York City — could drift toward a remote island where a scientist warns it risks disrupting feeding for baby penguins and seals. The gigantic ...

Eric Pōmaikaʻi Gee, a University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa sophomore, Waikōloa native and graduate of Kealakehe High School on the ...

Antarctica is breaking apart in two very different directions. While West Antarctica hemorrhages ice into warming seas at an ...

Travel to the end of the earth — as Ushuaia, Argentina, is called. Then travel beyond it, to the islands, coves and research stations of Antarctica, a remote and mysterious land experienced by only a ...

In the middle of an active volcano at the bottom of the world, dozens of fur seals bask in blowing wet snow. They are mostly unfussed by their two-legged guests. Around them lie cockeyed iron tanks ...

As a species, penguins have to deal with the challenges of harsh winters, predators such as leopard seals and the ever-increasing impacts of climate change. For a group of penguins living on a set of ...

President Donald Trump’s administration will likely usher in a new era of global trade relations following the announcement of reciprocal tariffs on Wednesday. However, one unexpected outcome of new ...