Melting glaciers may be setting off volcanoes worldwide, triggering eruptions and possibly accelerating climate change.

In 1939, the U.S. set out to dominate polar exploration with the massive Antarctic Snow Cruiser — a futuristic, tank-sized ...

In the so-called“Heroic Age” of Antarctic exploration, from about 1897 to about 1922, expedition leaders prioritized the mental health of the men on their expeditions.

This is a new itinerary option for a cruise to Antarctica on the National Geographic Explorer as part of National Geographic-Lindblad Expeditions.

In the so-called “Heroic Age” of Antarctic exploration, from about 1897 to about 1922, expedition leaders prioritized the mental health of the men on their expeditions.

H.P. Lovecraft’s 1936 story “ At the Mountains of Madness ” was almost certainly based on real stories of polar exploration. In it, the men of a fictitious Antarctic expedition encounter ...

Robotics researchers at Stanford University are developing a new way to explore the world’s oceans: a remote-controlled ...