Antarctica doesn’t have much in the way of life, other than microbes. Away from the coast, “there are no animals and no trees and vegetation,” says Allie Balter ’14, one of several alumni who conduct ...

Robért Hinojosa remembers watching TV as the news broke of the Boston Marathon bombings in April 2013. It hit hard. “It sort of reminded me how I felt watching 9/11 — my gut and my stomach sank,” ...

A study published today found that while ice shelves in West Antarctica melt year-round, those in East Antarctica experience ...

“Why on earth would you want to go to Antarctica?” This was the question my family and friends have asked me for several years. My response was always the same: “I am curious to visit the world’s last ...

Standard Antarctic cruises take eleven-days from Ushuaia in South Argentina to the frozen continent’s northernmost peninsula. Yet some cruises add on the British Overseas Territories of the Falkland ...

In the south Atlantic, north of Antarctica, a group of islands is one of the most remote island chains in the world. The ecosystem is home to seamounts, hydrothermal vents, deep-sea trenches and ...

An emperor penguin that appeared on an Australian beach journeyed over 2,000 miles from its native Antarctica in what could be the first appearance of the species on the continent. The penguin ...