NASA's first scientific balloon flight of the 2025 Antarctica Balloon Campaign lifted off from the agency's Antarctic ...

Beneath the ice of Antarctica, scientists discover a “fish city” with protected nests more than 950 feet deep.

A strategic advantage in Antarctica could give China a critical advantage in space—as well as the opportunity to exploit the continent’s vast untapped natural resources. When asked who she believed ...

Travel to the end of the earth — as Ushuaia, Argentina, is called. Then travel beyond it, to the islands, coves and research stations of Antarctica, a remote and mysterious land experienced by only a ...

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. Seen from space, Antarctica looks so much simpler than the other continents—a great ...

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