The volcano, one of the only two active in Antarctica, was first discovered by a British Royal Navy officer in 1841.

The group first traveled to Chile before catching a flight on Dec. 14 to Antarctica’s Union Glacier Base Camp. There, they set up cameras and satellite communication so they could record ...

A five-month-long slumber party. A college dorm. An introvert’s hell. Those are just some of the words residents of Antarctica use to describe life in the world’s coldest, most mysterious ...

There are off the beaten path destinations, and then there’s Antarctica. One of the driest, coldest and windiest places on the planet, the majestic icy wilderness attracts scientists from around ...

These images from the Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest show just why penguins have waddled into our hearts ...

It doesn't matter when or how they get there, ask anyone who has gone to Antarctica and they'll tell you — nothing compares. When planning a trip to the seventh continent, there are a lot of ...

Darren Edwards knows a lot about hopelessness; one minute, he was rock climbing in North Wales about to finish his route, and the next, he was in the hospital paralyzed from the chest down with a ...

Antarctica also has sea ice, cold temperatures and seals. So why aren't there polar bears on the southernmost continent? The answer has to do with the evolution and geological history of the Earth.