Antarctica: the name evokes images of ice, cold, and endless white landscapes. But how did it come to be called 'Antarctica'?

A small group of passengers onboard a luxury cruise to Antarctica have staged a hunger strike after mechanical difficulties ...

Kiwi scientists are heading to Antarctica next week for a 50-day expedition focused on a volcano-driven mass extinction event ...

The cruise from South Africa to Argentina was due to stop in Antarctica for three days, but the stopover was canceled due to ...

Swan Hellenic's CEO said: "A select few chose to stage a hunger strike in their protest which is rather counterproductive." ...

Whiteouts and flat light are troubling almost all the current expeditions, but the Antarctic skiers are remaining roughly on ...

China's first overseas atmospheric background station began operation in Antarctica on Sunday, bolstering global response to climate change.

The only emperor penguin known to have swum from Antarctica to Australia was released at sea 20 days after he waddled ashore ...

Wow, a recent article in The Baltimore Sun reports that fragments of amber have been found in Antarctica and it was suggested ...

Scientists recently discovered amber fragments that suggest the snow-covered continent of Antarctica could have once been a ...