Antarctic conservation is a hot topic as a record-breaking number of tourists visit the continent. Ice levels are decreasing, and wildlife is at risk for pollutants from ships, aircraft ...

Operation Deep Freeze, the name given to Antarctic support operations that began in 1955, has been ongoing for years—but included a new aircraft for the first time this year: the C-130Hs from ...

The Neptune 2P-103 of the Argentine Navy's Aeronautical and Marine Exploration Squadron crashed on Sept. 15, 1976, during a glaciological reconnaissance flight in Antarctica. The aircraft had ...

The airmen and aircraft deployed to McMurdo Station, the hub of U.S. operations in Antarctica, during the five-month support season. Aircrews also accomplished nine medical evacuations.

Fairuz Ishraque, a Bangladeshi scientist, recently journeyed to the icy continent of Antarctica, where he spent 69 days conducting research in the Allan Hills, a notable group of hills in the region.