While the success of Richard Byrd and Floyd Bennett’s polar flight has been disputed, the former went on to accomplish ...

Lisa Richardson of Hastings, Minn., left, running the Antarctic Ice Marathon in November 2015, with Sasie Smittipatana of Thailand, center, and Teresa Strad of the Cayman Islands, right. (Courtesy ...

While technically possible, risks like weather and visibility, and other factors refrain commercial flights from flying over ...

Planes routinely fly over the Arctic region, heading from one continent to another, but it's rare for one to fly over ...

In the endless white expanse, a small mound broke the horizon. As explorer Matthieu Tordeur and glaciologist Heïdi Sevestre skied towards it, they saw a golden head emerging from the snow. It was the ...

Wisconsin and Antarctica have more in common than just the cold winters, including a mountain range named for the state.

Boulder, CO, USA - An international team of researchers has found the strongest evidence yet that parts of North America and Antarctica were connected 1.1 billion years ago, long before the ...

Camp near the Geographic South Pole where all 360 lines of longitude meet and every direction points north. See the Ceremonial Pole and flags of the original Antarctic Treaty signatory nations.