Antarctica is a destination of staggering extremes – home to the largest ice sheet on the planet, soaring 14,700-foot mountains, active "Ring of Fire" volcanoes and the coldest surface temperature ...

In December 1958, a Soviet expedition reached Antarctica's Pole of Inaccessibility, the point on the continent farthest from ...

Hidden for more than a century, a remarkable collection is offering a rare glimpse into the famed 1900s Discovery expedition ...

Small-group photography excursions and helicopter flights to isolated Emperor penguin colonies ground the newly announced ...

Robert Falcon Scott led an expedition aboard the ship ‘Terra Nova’ and Ernest Shackleton led one from the ship ‘Quest’—but ...

Frank Hurley rescued hundreds of photo negatives from the Endurance when it sank off Antarctica in 1915. Now a book of his ...

A robotic expedition beneath Antarctica's Filchner Ice Shelf has revealed what researchers describe as an 'underwater city' ...

After more than 80 years underwater, the ship that witnessed the famed Antarctic explorer's final moments has revealed itself ...

For most, a trip to Antarctica is well beyond reach, but a new exhibition at the National Museum of Australia gives visitors the chance to explore life in one of the most extreme environments on Earth ...