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

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

In addition to this itinerary, Le Commandant Charcot will feature several pioneering southern itineraries, including a ...

Scientists track Antarctic krill via satellite to monitor ocean health amid climate change and fishing threats.

Scientists from the British Antarctic Survey have discovered microplastics in Antarctic snow near remote glaciers. This ...

Only a few expedition cruise companies offer trips with an opportunity to ski in Antarctica. Here's what it's like to see a ...

Today on CNN 10, we check on four Greek islands rocked by earthquakes and tremors that have sent tourists evacuating to the mainland. We also learn how indigenous groups around Africa’s Lake Albert ...

As polar ice continues to melt at alarming rates, Arctic and Antarctic wildlife are facing unprecedented challenges. From polar bears struggling to find food to penguins losing their breeding grounds, ...

"What if the iron stones were warming up to the point where they would actually melt the glacial ice beneath them and sink into it, perhaps even descending far enough so as to be hidden below the ...

Aside from the obvious problems of melting Antarctic ice, this problem of hidden volcanoes becoming active could spell ...

Antarctic ice shelves are shrinking mainly due to frequent small calving events, while major iceberg break-offs remain rare ...

Since the 1980s, the area of sea ice has decreased by 3.8% per decade in the Arctic and has increased by 1.5% in Antarctica. Yet this unique ecosystem is poorly understood, as it is difficult to study ...