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Antarctic

Deerfoot and Southern Girl aboard the Jacob Ruppert, about to take off for Antarctica. (The expedition's cow-tender, Edward Cox, is milking Deerfoot.)

In 1933, Four Cows Went to Antarctica

It was not their idea.

Cara Giaimo March 22, 2018

Skeleton of a plesiosaur on display at the Hunterian Museum at the University of Glasgow, Scotland.

Found: A Plesiosaur, Antarctica's Oldest Animal Fossil

The fossil record of the southern continent has much to offer.

Vittoria Traverso December 22, 2017

Polar deserts, such as Antarctica's Wright Valley, are some of the most extreme environments in the world.

The Mighty Antarctic Microbes That Survive on Air Alone

It turns out the “minimal nutritional requirements for life” are quite minimal indeed.

Jessica Leigh Hester December 19, 2017

A scale model of a section of Antarctica's Canada Glacier, as viewed from the Lake Fryxell side. The model is about five feet long.*

The Artist Shrinking Antarctica’s Glaciers

Using 3-D imaging, Helen Glazer brings the southernmost continent indoors.

Cara Giaimo December 13, 2017

Don Juan Pond.

Don Juan Pond

Scientists use one of the saltiest bodies of water on Earth as a terrestrial base for studying water on Mars.

Classic and chocolate-covered Kendal Mint Cakes.

Kendal Mint Cake

The original energy bar.

The Ceremonial South Pole

Naked scientists race around the pole in the frigid cold to try to join Antarctica's exclusive 300 Club.

The party that made it to the South Pole, including Robert Falcon Scott.

Robert Falcon Scott's Antarctic Expedition May Have Been Sabotaged

New evidence suggests his second-in-command was to blame.

Kelsey Kennedy October 5, 2017

The rift in the Larsen C ice shelf.

Just How Big Is Antarctica's Newly Broken-Off Iceberg?

Very, very big.

Sarah Laskow July 12, 2017

A moss bank on Antarctica's appropriately named Green Island.

The Future of Antarctica Is Probably Going to Be Greener

Warming temperatures are causing moss banks to grow faster.

Kelsey Kennedy May 19, 2017

In Antarctica, a Mysterious Igloo Slowly Appears

A couple of research base employees wanted to try something new.

Cara Giaimo May 1, 2017

Blood Falls pouring into Lake Bonney.

Tracing the Circulatory System Behind Antarctica's Blood Falls

It’s deep, salty, and very cold.

Samir S. Patel April 26, 2017

Marie Byrd Land.

Marie Byrd Land

The largest piece of no man's land left on Earth.

Buzz salutes the American Flag in 1969.

space exploration

Buzz Aldrin Is Being Evacuated From the South Pole

The former astronaut fell ill.

Cara Giaimo December 1, 2016

Sick South Pole Workers Reach Chile After Daring Mid-Winter Rescue

They spent a long time in the air.

Erik Shilling June 23, 2016

The Rare, Dangerous Mission to Rescue Workers at the South Pole

Flights to the end of the world.

Erik Shilling June 17, 2016

Byrd expedition 1930 ?

Solving the Mystery of Early Polar Exploration Through Stamps

Every year, new mail emerges from the world's attics that gets decoded by a dedicated band of philatelists.

Tao Tao Holmes May 10, 2016

Scientists Uncover a Huge Trove of Dinosaur Fossils in Antarctica

Over a ton of 71 million-year-old fossils.

Erik Shilling May 5, 2016