An accident that damaged an Australian-contracted aircraft in Antarctica has triggered new safety protocols on the icy ...

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The falls contain saltwater rich with iron, which oxidizes and turns red when exposed to air. A new study provides further ...

A US expeditioner in Antarctica was rescued last month in a daring mid-winter medical evacuation by an Australian aviation ...

An Australian flight crew faced subfreezing temperatures, changing weather conditions and almost constant darkness as they ...

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 ...

This community of microorganisms holds the answer to a longstanding scientific mystery, according to the researchers.

Too hot? Head to the Concordia research station in Antarctica, where "astronauts of ice" just experienced ...

But it is drilled ice cores that unlock the most useful data, especially when they are subjected to a barrage of tests at a ...

Some 34 million years ago, when Earth was significantly warmer than it is today, Antarctica froze over. It would take another ...

Puerto Williams will open a 150-room luxury hotel as part of a strategy for Chile to establish itself as one main gateway for ...

Data center operators are increasingly picking colder-weather areas to build, so the icy continent sounds good on paper. It's ...