Antarctica is like no place on Earth. The "White Continent" has lured explorers and scientists to its stunning, ice-encrusted landscape for two centuries. Countries have tried ... the Antarctic ...

Countries have tried to carve up Antarctica and lay claim ... important" because "it declared the Antarctic continent and surrounding ocean a nuclear weapons-free zone." Remarkably, for more ...

After more than a week of delays, two new NASA missions have gotten the greenlight to head to space tonight (March 8).

Antarctica, a vast expanse of ice and mystery, has long been governed by the Antarctic Treaty System , a framework established in 1959 to ensure peaceful scientific collaboration and environmental ...

While the Antarctic Treaty System has grown substantially since its original signing in 1959 and entry into force in 1961, countries that have subsequently ... research for more than a century, and ...

Complementary, if less detailed, surface data come from the Bureau's expanding system of more than 100 automatic weather stations, ship reports, and from drifting buoys in the surrounding oceans ...

This is also the case for Australia, where land areas are warming about 40% faster than the surrounding oceans ... number of days with dangerous weather conditions for bushfires. The map shows the ...

Satellite images taken at the beginning of March show the iceberg parked on a shallow underwater shelf off the coast of South ...

New ancient DNA research on Adélie penguin poo in Antarctica shows how several species respond to environmental change over ...

Hit the slopes, reel in brown trout, or pay of visit to a mining ghost-town in this stunning mountain town dubbed the ...

A severe thunderstorm watch is in effect for Savannah until 10 a.m. Wednesday. The National Weather Service warns of potentially damaging winds and tornadoes as a large storm system moves across ...