The trillion-ton slab of ice named A23a could slam into South Georgia Island and get stuck or be guided around it by currents.

In a seemingly reverse Titanic reenactment, the world’s largest iceberg is heading straight for a remote British territory—one teeming with sensitive wildlife.

As of Jan. 16, the megaberg, known as A23a, is roughly 180 miles (290 kilometers) away from South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, according to location coordinates from the U.S. National Ice ...

An international team of scientists announced Thursday they’ve successfully drilled one of the oldest ice cores yet, penetrating nearly 2 miles to Antarctic bedrock to reach ice they say is at least 1 ...

A journey to Antarctica is the journey of a lifetime. And the things you’ll see and experience—the sight of penguins marching along their snowy highways, the sound of a humpback whale surfacing to ...

The Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research soon traced the virus from the Pacific coast to the southernmost tip of the island of Tierra del Fuego.

Between 1892 and 1954, most immigrants arriving in the United States passed through New York’s Ellis Island control center. For those fleeing poverty and war, the “island of tears” was also ...

It's also a special municipality of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. This Dutch Caribbean island is a home to 2,000 permanent residents spread across just four villages. In a region known for a ...

tuxedoed residents of Antarctica are the undisputed stars of the show. Whether it’s the dapper gentoos, the sassy chinstraps, or the regal emperors, penguin colonies are everywhere you look. One of ...

Frances Jewell Lange died comfortably on Dec. 20 in Tucson, Arizona. She was 94. The following was provided by her family. Born July 5, 1930, in Washington D.C., Fran was one of two daughters of ...