SEATTLE — The Polar Star (WAGB 10), a Seattle-based US Coast Guard Cutter, departed Friday for a months-long deployment to ...

Russian icebreakers with scientists from the BRICS group have set off from Cape Town and Rio Grande towards Antarctica. Their ...

Further adaptations include altered lipid metabolism for energy and enhanced vision for the dark depths. The marine ecosystem ...

Antarctica's vast land and less strategic influence make it one of the safest places for refuge after nuclear war. Far from conflict zones, Iceland provides a peaceful and safe environment for people ...

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Follow one scientist in the search for one particular pack of killer whales, because for him, this mission is personal In a ...

Matthews already has one world record under his belt, having run the most consecutive marathons on sand earlier this year.

Chilean science journalist Nadia Politis has explored the ends of the earth and beyond. From reporting in the bitter cold of ...

Normally, Gus should weigh about 100 pounds, but when he was found on that Australian beach, he only weighed 51 pounds. In ...

Wednesday marks the 45th anniversary of the Mount Erebus tragedy, when Air New Zealand Flight 901 crashed on Antarctica, killing all 257 people onboard. RSA acting chief executive Andrew Brown spoke ...

An emperor penguin was released at sea 20 days after waddling onto an Australian beach. See how much the penguin grew while ...

The hypothetical plan, as outlined in a January 2024 news article in Nature, could entail building a 100-meter (328-foot) ...