Unseen mountains, valleys, lakes, and rivers lie under Antarctica’s mile-thick ice sheet. Changes to those hidden rivers could have dramatic global consequences. As Totten Glacier oozes off the ...

WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--National Geographic today has launched the National Geographic 33, a dynamic list honoring 33 extraordinary individuals whose imaginative ideas and unstoppable drive ...

Antarctica, the coldest and most remote continent, remains largely unexplored due to its extreme conditions. However, private astronauts aboard SpaceX's Crew Dragon have captured stunning views of ...

The South African National Antarctic Expedition research base, SANAE IV, at Vesleskarvet, Queen Maud Land, Antarctica. The South African National Antarctic Expedition research base, SANAE IV ...

This story is part of the National Geographic 33. The outdoors can sometimes ... “There’s a lot of beauty we can see when we look up.” Getting kids to commune with nature is one of the ...

And, although the far north has consumed popular attention—due in part to President Donald Trump’s controversial bid to acquire Greenland—the same process is underway in Antarctica.

A group of scientists trapped in a tiny base in Antarctica have sent an email pleading to be rescued after they say a member of their team threatened to kill another colleague. A South African ...

The most detailed map yet of the landscape beneath Antarctica's ice sheet has been assembled by a team of international scientists led from the British Antarctic Survey (BAS). Known as Bedmap3 ...