For some intrepid travelers to Antarctica, crossing the infamous Drake Passage — a 600-mile stretch of open sea between the tip of South America and the northern Antarctic Peninsula that’s ...

Icebergs float in Antarctic waters. Packing lists for people going to Antarctica tend to be gear-heavy, with a need for weatherproof clothing as well as gadgets that can make your trip more enjoyable.

Quark Expeditions helicopter pilot Jonathan Mutch is working his third season in Antarctica ... "We'll start with a study of our maps and charts and previous experience with the weather, and ...

From 2005 to 2010, the PMEL researchers took their acoustic survey to the area around the Drake Passage, between the tip of South America and the South Shetland Islands of Antarctica, and to the ...

Antarctica is losing ice quickly, in part because of climate change.Massive calving events, such as the one that formed the Delaware-sized (5,800 square kilometers, or 2,239 square miles) A-68 ...

Advertisement The president's trip was meant to reinforce Chile's claim to sovereignty in part of Antarctica. Con el orgullo de haber vivido una experiencia histórica, a más de 20 grados bajo ...

Antarctica is approaching a series of cascading tipping points that could reshape ecosystems and intensify global climate disruptions, according to a new study by an international team of ...

This striking satellite photo shows off the unique shape of Antarctica's "Deception Island" — a semi-submerged, active volcanic caldera created by one of the region's largest known eruptions ...

Despite his years as a Marine, accustomed to harsh conditions, Nanavati's mother, based in Bengaluru, had a different concern when she learned of his Antarctica expedition. Four months ago ...

With Antarctica's climate warming at an unprecedented ... Researchers in Australia put cameras on sea lions' backs to help them map the elusive ocean floor. Scientists are preparing to drill ...

NASA's Scientific Balloon Program has returned to Antarctica's icy expanse to kick off the annual Antarctic Long-Duration Balloon Campaign, where two balloon flights will carry a total of nine ...

NASA image of A23a on November 28, 2023, (main) and stock map of Antarctica (inset). Currently the largest iceberg in the world, A23a is on the move again after being trapped in an ocean current ...