Delphine Shannon, 93, of Altoona counts herself among the less than 1% of the population who has traveled to the seven ...

Visiting Antarctica — and, in particular, Ukraine's Vernadsky Research Base on the continent's peninsula — was a lifelong ...

He started running in his early 40s and completed marathons on every continent of the world before his 50th birthday. Jasdeep ...

Jasdeep Singh began running 5Ks in his 40s on Windsor's Riverside Drive — but in December he completed the Antarctic Ice ...

Led by The Institute of Polar Sciences of the National Research Council of Italy (ISP-CNR), the scientists worked for more ...

An international team of scientists say they've successfully drilled one of the oldest ice cores yet, penetrating nearly 2 ...

Credit: SteveAllenPhotoGetty Images Antarctica is Earth's frozen continent. Covering 5.5 million square miles (14.2 million square kilometers), it's bigger than Europe and Australia. It holds ...

Here’s how it works. Antarctica is Earth's frozen continent. Covering 5.5 million square miles (14.2 million square kilometers), it's bigger than Europe and Australia. It holds about 60% of ...

In Antarctica, that means approximately 24 hours ... are wrong in life,” Campanella said on a video streamed from the continent. “And I thought there was no 24-hour sun. In fact, I was pretty ...

This period opens climbing season on Mt. Vinson - the highest peak on the continent of Antarctica, standing 16,050 feet (4,892m). This distinction makes Mt. Vinson a member of the iconic Seven ...

The adventurous pair reached Antarctica on Wednesday, Dec. 11, via a hybrid battery-powered cruise ship with HX (Hurtigruten Expeditions). It’s their fourth continent together — and marks the ...