Winter in Antarctica is long and dark. Temperatures remain well below freezing. In many places, the Sun sets in April and does not rise above the horizon again until August. Without sunlight, ...

Antarctica, the planet's largest repository of meteorites, is beginning to hide them under the ice due to global warming.

An eight-week voyage to the bottom of the Earth helped the photojournalist Chang W. Lee better understand his late father.

After a new upgrade, a neutrino observatory in Antarctica may identify dormant supermassive black holes within our galaxy.

The Antarctic ozone hole closed early in 2025 after one of the shortest seasons in decades, reflecting long-term recovery of the ozone layer.

Astronomers are working to capture the first-ever video of a black hole — a groundbreaking effort that could shed light on how these enigmatic cosmic objects behave and offer clues about the origins ...

The University of Utah's Department of Physics & Astronomy has been a critical collaborator from IceCube's beginning. While most celebrated from campus, U postdoctoral researcher Vedant Basu was on ...

Holland America Line has launched its 2027/2028 South America & Antarctica season, sailing from October 2027 to March 2028. All itineraries are 14 days or longer and Nieuw Amsterdam will make its ...

Holland America Line is kicking off its South America and Antarctica sailings early in 2027-28, giving travelers more opportunities to experience the region. Nieuw Amsterdam will make her debut in ...

Nieuw Amsterdam leads the lineup with a robust collection of 14‑ to 41‑day journeys designed for deeper discovery SEATTLE, Feb. 24, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Travelers looking to explore South America and ...

For decades, scientists have been studying intriguing “gravity holes,” which are enormous depressions in the Earth’s crust where the effects of gravity are significantly lower than average. It’s an ...

ST. LOUIS – A large hole at a busy intersection in south St. Louis – marked only by a traffic cone, two small utility flags and the word “HOLE” spray-painted on the pavement, is raising concerns from ...