Antarctica is covered by a miles-thick ice sheet, but was that always the case? And when was the coldest continent ice-free?

An American woman has completed an epic feat-skiing from the edge of Antarctica to the geographic South Pole, solo and unsupported. The post ‘I Freakin’ Did It!’: ‘Normal-ish’ Woman Skis Solo to South ...

EMT and ATU-Ozark graduate recounts his unlikely journey to Antarctica, where he spent six months working at the South Pole.

In January 1774, Captain James Cook’s third and final attempt to sail south in search of the elusive Terra Australis was blocked by impenetrable sea ice. A frustrated Cook left the question of a ...

When most people hear the word \"desert,\" they imagine dunes, scorching winds, and unbearable heat. Images of the Sahara or ...

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