A 19-year-old pilot from the United States has been detained on an Antarctic island and charged by Chilean authorities, who ...

Antarctica is a continent in the Southern hemisphere. Satellite data shows that it does not extend around the entire Earth. In addition, an ice wall would not be sustainable, Antarctic ...

"Antarctica is a continent just like any other that has a wide variety of landscapes (mountain ranges, valleys and plains) all shaped by its geologic history," said Libby Ives, ...

A 19-year-old self-taught aviator from Memphis was detained in Antarctica while attempting a solo flight to seven continents, ...

DECEPTION ISLAND, Antarctica – Earth's past, present and future come together here on the northern peninsula of Antarctica, the wildest, most desolate and mysterious of its continents. Clues to ...

Antarctica is the coldest, driest, and windiest continent on Earth. Polar explorer Sir Douglas Mawson called Antarctica an “accursed country,” while Robert Falcon Scott, the second man to ...

DECEPTION ISLAND, Antarctica - Earth's past, present and future come together here on the northern peninsula of Antarctica, the wildest, most desolate and mysterious of its continents. Clues to ans… ...

Research involving the University of Liverpool has discovered a trend of increasing surface meltwater in East Antarctica. In ...

About two-thirds of Antarctic tourists land on the continent. The visitors can threaten fragile ecosystems by: Even when ...

The continent is dedicated to research and cooperation, but proposed funding cuts in the Trump administration and actions by ...

The continent without a country: Among the countries that have research bases on Antarctica are China, Chile, Japan, Australia and the United States.

A teenage pilot, who is attempting to fly across seven continents solo, hit a patch of rough air this weekend when Chilean ...