An international team of scientists say they've successfully drilled one of the oldest ice cores yet, penetrating nearly 2 miles to Antarctic bedrock to reach ice that's at least 1.2 million years old ...

Analysis of the ancient ice is expected to show how Earth's atmosphere and climate have evolved. Scientists say it should ...

The president-elect said he covets Greenland for its size. He could be misinterpreting it based on well-known mapping ...

Discover more about the unique governance of Antarctica… and why it is still unowned despite seven countries making claims on ...

Chile's president visited Antarctica, an attempt to draw attention to the renewed great power competition playing out on the ...

Cracking the chicken-and-egg problem of utilizing resources in space has been a difficult challenge for over half a century.

International collaboration also enhances satellite observations. For example, a country deploys satellites with a limited ...

An image of Antarctica on Google Maps went viral in October as it revealed a secret passage in the snow southeast of Japan's Showa station. After the photo was posted online, users began to put ...

The combined valuation of the top 500 unicorn companies worldwide this year neared 30 trillion yuan (US$4.11 trillion), with ...

With Antarctica's climate warming at an unprecedented rate, scientists are battling with dangerously thin ice and equipment ...

Chinese research icebreaker Xuelong 2, or Snow Dragon 2, has sailed more than 10,000 nautical miles since it departed for China's 41st Antarctic expedition on November 1, completing one third of the ...

The midnight sun keeps Antarctica endlessly illuminated for 6 months of the year. Polar night, which sees perpetual darkness, ...