Was the movie Alien vs Predator correct? Is there really an ancient pyramid in Antarctica? If true, this would suggest it is millions of years older than Göbekli Tepe in Turkey, which is considered ...

This striking satellite photo shows off the unique shape of Antarctica's "Deception Island" — a semi-submerged, active volcanic caldera created by one of the region's largest known eruptions, ...

NPR's Andrew Limbong speaks with journalist Tariro Mzezewa about the podcast, Peak Travel, that explores how tourism affects local communities.

NPR's Andrew Limbong speaks with journalist Tariro Mzezewa about the podcast, Peak Travel, that explores how tourism affects local communities.

The most detailed map yet of the landscape beneath Antarctica's ice sheet has been assembled by a team of international ...

Antarctica is Earth's only uninhabited continent, home to the South Pole, and subject to a delicate balance of cooperation between key players. So what is at stake in the world's southernmost region?

Mathematicians have described 1 a new class of shape that characterizes forms commonly found in nature — from the chambers in the iconic spiral shell of the nautilus to the way in which seeds ...

Antarctica's annual maximum sea ice extent in September 2023 was the lowest on record, with approximately 1.75 million square kilometers less sea ice than normal—an area equivalent to about 6.5 ...