Antarctica

These penguin dads are basically walking hot-water bottles.

The Australian-Antarctic Ridge was expected to have emerged with the Pacific to its East. The real story was a surprise to geologists.

For the first time, an expedition climbed Fuji Dome in the interior of East Antarctica using a wind-blown vehicle.

There's a giant void hiding under the Antarctic ice, and it's growing larger and more menacing by the day, a new study using satellite data finds.

Meet the original "lizard king" — an iguana-size reptile that ruled Antarctica 250 million years ago.

A meteorologist explains the science behind the historic weather event hitting the Midwest and Plains right now.

Polar explorer Shackleton abandoned the ship Endurance in 1915, after the vessel was crushed by sea ice.

They hope it will help them understand how the ice sheet will respond to climate change.

There's a rocky planet in our stellar neighborhood that's very big and cold. However, scientists argue, it might still hold life.

As sea ice melts, Antarctica may get more sensitive to astronomical cycles.

It's one of the most extreme environments on Earth.

Scientists drilled through some 3,500 feet of ice to study this hidden Antarctic lake. They found it is teeming with life.

What new mysteries will scientists unravel about Earth in 2019?

Sometimes we miss one or two, sometimes we miss millions.

Deception Island, Antarctica is an active volcano.

A remote Antarctic island went boom, and now researchers know when.

Scientists aren't sure precisely what it is.

A new map reveals the ancient precursors to Antarctica.