In contrast to the cold conditions dominating the contiguous United States, much of the Arctic experienced above-average January temperatures. In the Antarctic, daily sea ice extent fell below the ...

For 30 years now, scientists have worried about the possibility of a human outbreak of bird flu . Today, however, many experts believe we're closer than ever to a new pandemic. But the big ...

A near-perfect fossilized skull discovered in Antarctica reveals the bridge between prehistoric and modern birds, a new study has found. The fossil is a specimen of a species called Vegavis iaai, ...

Empire Antarctica by Gavin Francis has won the prestigious Scottish Mortgage Investment Trust Book of the Year Award, 2013. ANNOUNCED today (Saturday 2 November), during the Lennoxlove Book Festival – ...

WWF, the University of Strathclyde and the British Antarctic Survey (BAS), have teamed up to launch brand-new science project to monitor krill from space Krill are a key species in Antarctic marine ...

By Tania Ganguli For about a week leading up to the A.F.C. championship game, Meredith Nolan had been living on a hulking research vessel parked in an Antarctic port. The ship, called the Noosfera ...

CNN behind the scenes as pandas travel from China to the US ...

Antarctic cruises are ideal for intrepid explorers wanting to discover the white wilderness of the South Pole. A land of spectacular scenery and unique wildlife, many cruises of the southern ...

Ice core analysis from the Ronne Ice Shelf in West Antarctica indicates it did not melt during the last interglacial period, suggesting resilience to current climate change.

The ancient Maya were a brilliant Mesoamerican civilization that flourished in what is now Mexico, Guatemala, Belize, Honduras, and El Salvador. They left behind stunning temples that continue to ...