A mountain that's hidden in a sea of snow in Antarctica looks strikingly like an ancient Egyptian pyramid when viewed from above. But no human (or alien) hands were needed to build this peak ...

Buried several miles beneath East Antarctica's ice, Lake Vostok is one of the largest freshwater lakes on Earth, rivaling ...

Darren Edwards on his Antarctica challenge Edwards will be ... active and loved being in the mountains. Soon after, he wanted to work towards new adventures and challenges.

In this week's science news we've seen Earth's crust peeling away under the Sierra Nevada mountains, mimicking the process ...

A new book explores how one biologist’s work at the North and South Poles changed the way he sees the world and our place in ...

Mount Vinson, Antarctica Climbers enjoy great success on Mount Vinson this season. The Antarctic summer runs from November ...

Scientists have discovered microplastics in the snow near some of Antarctica's deep field camps, revealing how far-reaching ...

Only a few expedition cruise companies offer trips with an opportunity to ski in Antarctica. Here's what it's like to see a ...

The Belgica Mountains were discovered in the late 1950s ... Goderis noted the importance of Antarctica for such discoveries. "Sixty percent of the meteorites on Earth have been found in Antarctica.

While colder temperatures have been recorded at Vostok Station, Antarctica (minus 128.6 degrees on July 21, 1983) and Klink ...

“Atmospheric rivers” are bringing rain to the frozen slopes of the West Antarctic ice sheet, hitting the ice shelves that ...