The skull fragment, found in 1985 on Yámana Beach, is believed to be the oldest known human remains from the South Pole ...

The piece of cranium, found in 1985 on Yámana Beach, is believed to be the oldest human remains ever discovered in the South ...

As Midwinter Day comes to Antarctica –- the darkest day of the year –- those spending the winter on the frozen continent will follow a tradition dating back more than a century to the earliest days of ...

Anyone who has hovered over a jigsaw puzzle for hours knows that sometimes you can’t figure out how two pieces fit together until you’ve placed all the pieces around them. The same holds true for ...

Humans have been recording the weather for thousands of years. Antarctic ice, however, has been at it for over a million. An international team of scientists has extracted a 1.74-mile-long (2.8 ...

On Oct. 12, 1957, history was made when the first-ever commercial flight to Antarctica departed from San Francisco, carrying ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Daniella McCahey, Texas Tech University (THE CONVERSATION) As Midwinter Day approaches ...

In 2018, Colin O’Brady became the first person in history to cross the landmass of Antarctica—solo, unsupported and ...

Journey into one of the most remote and pristine environments on Earth guided by a team of seasoned experts, from naturalists to historians, who will share their knowledge of this extraordinary region ...

Mystery of the bones of a young Chilean woman raises questions about who reached the frozen south first, and when ...