Arctic sea-ice is currently at its smallest recorded extent for the time of year, while Antarctic sea-ice is close to a new ...

Aiming to be just the second ever commercial soft landing on the moon, the Blue Ghost mission has arrived in lunar orbit - and captured some incredible views.

Despite Antarctica not belonging to any state, as many as seven countries have made historical territorial claims on it.

Discover how the Antarctic midge, Antarctica's only native insect, survives extreme cold through unique adaptations.

Extensive evidence, including global temperature and sea ice data, shows Earth's climate is changing due to human activity.

Back then, it was a regional list, conceived as an objective way to determine which mountains in the Indonesian archipelago would probably be worth attempting to hike at weekends. We developed the ...

What's the only native insect of Antarctica have to do to survive? A research team has uncovered the special ability of the Antarctic midge to prosper in an extreme environment.

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

Earth must have experienced something exceptional 10 million years ago. Our study of rock samples from the floor of the ...

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 ...

Certain birds that gave rise to today’s ducks and geese found sanctuary in Antarctica during a mass extinction event 66 ...

What is happening in Earth's inner core? Discover the implications of its deformation for seismic activity and navigation.