Hello, Antarctica. Unlike previously anticipated, from 460 km above, it is only pure white, no human activity is visible.” ...

When the polar vortex collapsed in the middle of March, the planet's weather patterns were redrawn. That could mean snow for ...

SpaceX made history on April 1 with its private Fram2 mission. For the first time ever, a crew orbited the Earth’s poles.

Fram2 crew was surprised to not see any evidence of human activity at the South Pole from 285 miles above. For the first time ...

SpaceX made space history, as four astronauts were launched into a pole-to-pole orbit not traveled by any human before them.

Although it was only briefly seen during the live webcast of its launch, the Fram2 mission's zero-gravity indicator was ...

A unique mission called Fram2, paid for and led by a cryptocurrency billionaire who is flying with three guests, lifted off, carrying the crew into an orbit around the North and South poles. Follow ...

Finding creature comforts in Africa, exploring the Galapagos and travelling to the ends of the earth, Simon Calder shares his ...

The midnight sun "colours the sky in reddish-yellow hues," making the landscape look like a long sunset and sunrise rolled ...

AT the icy edge of the Arctic, a Cold War-era military outpost has once again been thrust into the spotlight — this time by ...

A high-powered US delegation arrived in Greenland as Trump talks about acquiring the island. 'Do you think we can do without ...

In "Ends of the Earth," Neil Shubin travels north and south to explore the frontiers of polar science and history.