The Antarctic Place Names Committee of the U.S. Geological Survey accepted the proposal. The discovery of the Vinson Massif ...

The first cases of bird flu have been detected in seabirds in the Antarctic, according to the British Antarctic Survey, raising fears the disease will spread rapidly through dense colonies of ...

The fall climbing season has ended in the Himalayas, home to the fourteen 8,000-meter peaks – the highest mountains in the world. While some ambitious mountaineers will attempt winter climbs on ...

LONDON -- One of the world's largest icebergs is drifting beyond Antarctic waters, after being grounded for more than three decades, according to the British Antarctic Survey. The iceberg, known ...

After a successful expedition to Mt. Vinson in Antarctica to close out 2024, elite mountain guiding company Madison Mountaineering returned to the ice to kick-off 2025 with another expedition team.

When it comes to jobs at the South Pole, explorers or marine biologists might spring to mind. But the British Antarctic Survey is hiring - and it's chefs, plumbers, and electricians they're after.

Scientists see 9.6% drop in emperor penguin populations in just under a decade Warming temperatures put populations of the bird species, which rely on stable sea ice to breed, at high risk.

We’re climbing Mount Vinson, which at 4,892m is the highest mountain in Antarctica. It will be my sixth summit in the more than decade-long adventure of climbing the highest mountains on each ...

Today is the 58th anniversary of the first ascent of 4,892m Mount Vinson. ... The Antarctic Place Names Committee of the U.S. Geological Survey accepted the proposal.

The first cases of bird flu have been detected in seabirds in the Antarctic, according to the British Antarctic Survey, raising fears the disease will spread rapidly through dense colonies of ...