Antarctica is arguably the most extraordinary place a cruise ship will take you. You’ll spend your days cruising in glassy ...

The ‘Nansen’ is the most sustainable vessel in the HX fleet, and it offers a science-focused atmosphere to go along with some impressive amenities on its Antarctic itineraries. Travel to Antarctica ...

A new decade-long study tracked 37 penguin colonies and found that the birds are breeding earlier. The shift marks one way ...

Scientists believe the map could shed light on how Antarctica's vast ice sheet will respond to climate change.

The majority of Antarctica is covered in a thick sheet of ice, but what lies beneath its frozen surface has largely remained ...

Scientists from UC San Diego’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography and the Scripps Polar Center are at the bottom of the ...

Far beneath the Antarctic ice sheet, scientists are mapping a landscape that looks less like a frozen desert and more like an ...

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. Seen from space, Antarctica looks so much simpler than the other continents—a great ...

In a landmark study published in Science, researchers have unveiled a high-resolution map of the Antarctic bed. This study ...

The map shows diverse geological features shaping Antarctic glaciers from below, which can improve climate models of ice melt ...

Penguins and seals may rule Antarctica’s waters, but its largest land animal is a 6mm midge that “freezes” and dries out come winter—only to thaw and keep going when it’s warmer. Here is its story.