On a map, Antarctica reads like the final frontier, a place where the rules of the natural world work a little differently.

Generations of Times journalists have journeyed there with scientists. Their coverage traces humankind’s changing ...

When one considers the term “Continent of Science,” one may think of an area filled with the presence of universities or ...

The majority of Antarctica is covered in a thick sheet of ice, but what lies beneath its frozen surface has largely remained ...

Climbing Mount Vinson in Antarctica, part of the world's Seven Summits, is a goal for the most intrepid adventurer.

New Antarctica map reveals a landscape of hidden valleys and channels beneath ice, improving sea-level rise and ice flow ...

The chance to travel to the farthest corner of the planet, the Antarctic continent, is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for most people. It’s the last frontier on Earth, a place where explorers such ...

Antarctica is arguably the most extraordinary place a cruise ship will take you. You’ll spend your days cruising in glassy ...

Antarctica is a formidable icy seductress, provoking feelings of wonder and trepidation in varying degrees like nowhere else ...

Antarctica conjures up images of quiet mountains and white plateaus, but the coldest, driest and remotest continent is far from dormant. About 98 percent of it is covered by ice, and that ice is ...

Microplastics have entered Antarctica’s soil ecosystem, subtly affecting its only native insect and revealing how far human ...