The first tourists stepped ashore at Smith Island and Melchior Islands on the Antarctic Peninsula on January 23, 1966. Since ...

The Royal New Zealand Air Force said it dispatched a crew, including a doctor, to evacuate three people in need of medical care from the the United States' McMurdo Station in Antarctica on Tuesday, ...

The ‘Scenic Eclipse II’ was sailing through the Ross Sea in Antarctica on Jan. 17 when it got stuck in a thick sheet of ice and required assistance from the U.S. Coast Guard.

A study of 26 individuals who stayed at the Rothera Research Station in Antarctica for six months in 2018 reveals that living on the frozen continent can change people’s accents. Not all 26 were ...

(WJW) — A New Zealand flight crew faced extreme cold and dangerous flying conditions in order to rescue three people who needed medical attention at a U.S. base in Antarctica. 2 people found dead ...

WASHINGTON — Three people needing medical care were airlifted out from a U.S. scientific base in Antarctica this week during a perilous rescue mission. The Royal New Zealand Air Force conducted the ...

The diver went missing during a 'routine' ice dive in Adélie Land on Tuesday, Jan. 13 Vincent LECOMTE/Gamma-Rapho via Getty The French Polar Institute shared that one of their divers went missing ...

The U.S. conducted its first inspection of a Chinese Antarctic station in six years to verify it was being peacefully used.

Antarctica can be a dangerous place to live and work, but to mitigate the risks, a team of survival specialists is contracted to keep Australia's expeditioners safe on the ice.