An explorer and a glaciologist have embarked on a three-month mission to cross part of Antarctica on kite skis in search of ice that is 130,000 years old. The goal of the French duo is to better ...

A team of U.S. scientists has discovered the oldest directly dated ice and air on the planet in the Allan Hills region of East Antarctica. The 6-million-year-old ice and the tiny air bubbles trapped ...

Researchers have discovered 6-million-year-old-ice and air in shallow ice cores drilled in the Allan Hills region of East Antarctica. They speculate that this ancient ice reflects surface snowpack or ...

From Lewis Hamilton to Prince Harry, stars are increasingly striking the White Continent off their bucket lists. Opportunities abound for the rest of us as well. By Brad Japhe In the early afternoon ...