Fram2 crew was surprised to not see any evidence of human activity at the South Pole from 285 miles above. For the first time ...

It’s the kind of event that when it happens, you leave whatever you’re doing,” said Patricia Esquete, the expedition’s chief scientist.

Most Antarctic trips explore the western peninsula departing from South America for about 10 days. This is the most beautiful ...

Some aerial photographs are so detailed that you can zoom in and see a bird’s-eye view ... Oceania and Antarctica. Although I love my globe, it’s a bit awkward to carry around.

The passage also keeps Antarctica cold, because it cuts off warm air that would otherwise blow south from South America. Research suggests that when the Drake Passage opened between 49 million and ...