An engineer working thousands of miles from home in Antarctica has befriended one of the locals – and has named his new ...

When Gabe Castro-Root, a senior in the School of Communication, was selected to join multiple prominent scientists, ...

University of Chicago paleontologist and author Neil Shubin has been on multiple expeditions to the Arctic and Antarctica. Those trips have produced groundbreaking discoveries about the evolution of ...

Lisa Werner, a music teacher at St. Bruno Parish School in Dousman, traveled last year to Antarctica thanks to a teaching ...

In a recovery-bound economy, it’s probably hard to sell vacations that cost up to $12,000 per person. But for a few Prior Lake families, the experience of exploring an unusual destination ...

Polar bears are among the planet's most iconic symbols of cold climate adaptation. They boast a thick layer of blubber, reaching up to 11 centimeters, which serves as an effective insulator and also ...

On Nov. 28, 1979, an Air New Zealand flight left Auckland for Antarctica on what promised to be a photographer’s dream trip. The 11-hour round trip was dubbed a luxury cruise at altitude.

Shackleton’s Emperors,” an 18-day voyage to see the Emperor penguin colony at Snow Hill Island. The special voyage also ...

The world’s biggest iceberg — more than twice the size of London — could drift toward a remote island where a scientist warns ...

These tiny creatures may be no bigger than your little finger, but scientists plan to start counting them from space. Knowing ...

The jagged fragment has an area of roughly 31 sq miles (80 sq km) - just a fraction of the approximately 1,297 sq miles ...

Our 21-day expedition cruise on the Seabourn Pursuit came with excursions throughout Antarctica, Falkland Islands, and ...