The frozen wastes of Antarctica are attracting tourists who want a closer look at climate change. Layers of ice that have recorded 400,000 years of climate history are beginning to melt. In last night ...

The Big Picture (the Boston Globe’s feature displaying gorgeous super-hi-res pictures) is running a page full of shots of Antarctica. I give the author much credit for including several pics of ...

BUENOS AIRES — The Chilean navy rescued all 122 people from a leaking cruise ship off Antarctica on Friday. The Chilean ship Aquiles was transporting the 89 passengers and 33 crew members to the ...

When Jim O'Neal was approaching his 30th birthday, he had a chance for a rare adventure: a visit to the southernmost continent as part of an international expedition to Antarctica. Mr. O'Neal, 81, who ...

Climatic changes appear to be destabilizing vast ice sheets of western Antarctica that had previously seemed relatively protected from global warming, researchers reported yesterday, raising the ...

An ice shelf the size of the Isle of Man is falling apart. According to researcher David Vaughn, who predicted as much 15 years ago, the Wilkins formation is now hanging on by just a thin thread of ...