Generations of Times journalists have journeyed there with scientists. Their coverage traces humankind’s changing ...

Scientists have produced the most comprehensive map yet of the terrain beneath Antarctica's massive ice cover, revealing a dynamic landscape of mountains, canyons, valleys, and more than 30,000 ...

Picture Antarctica not as a smooth, frozen plain, but as a rugged world of mountains, valleys, and deep channels buried beneath kilometers of ice. That unseen landscape is now coming into focus.

From sealing captain Nathaniel Palmer to Adm. Richard Byrd and Quonset's role in Operation Deep Freeze, RI has left its mark ...

Greg Yaghmai, Birmingham resident, is taking a demanding endurance challenge–777 World Marathon Challenge: 7 marathons, ...

A team of scientists has overcome a major challenge in predicting how Antarctic life will fare under future climate scenarios ...

Up to 98 percent of Antarctica is caked in miles-thick ice sheets, some of which formed millions upon millions of years ago.

Scientists say that hidden melting beneath Antarctica’s ice could rapidly reshape sea levels, but they do not know when.

The Antarctic Ice Sheet is the largest mass of ice on Earth and holds about 70 percent of the planet's freshwater ...

A Methuen woman will set out on a global challenge to complete seven marathons on seven continents in seven consecutive days ...

Methuen woman Sandy Lehane aims to run seven marathons on seven continents in seven days to support the Michael Lisnow ...