My grandparents are responsible for my love of travel. This visit to Antarctica felt the most meaningful of the trips they ...

The Bedmap3 from the British Antarctic Survey (BAS) is the most detailed depiction ever captured of the southernmost ...

As global temperatures rise, the ecology of Antarctica is already changing, but Earth's climate would have to change ...

Penguin chicks, whose coats are made of fluffy down feathers, aren't as protected from the rain as adult penguins. Getting ...

Magical, surreal and otherworldly, Antarctica is a land of ultimates. As the southernmost continent, it is the coldest and windiest place on earth. And with virtually no rain and more than 95 ...

A once-in-a-lifetime trip on a helicopter-assisted expedition cruise offers a journey to the seventh continent ...

Many of us perceive Antarctica as a distant and mysterious corner of the world. The coldest and most wind-swept region on Earth was the last continent to be discovered. Today, it stands as a ...

which updates maps of icy Antarctica — particularly among the high mountains and isolated interior of the eastern part of the continent. As the name Bedmap3 implies, this is the third map of ...

A trip to Antarctica might feel less like crossing the ocean and more like crossing the galaxy, but what happens there ...

The NSF is beginning an operational retreat from Antarctica. Both the aging U.S. facilities and the research itself are ...

From sailings for those with adventurous hearts to voyages perfect if you love the finer things in life, here's our selection ...

A lucky winner will receive a 12-day cruise through Antarctica onboard the National Geographic Resolution or National ...