We’ve come to one of the coldest spots on Earth to search for beings that thrive in blistering heat. In a place with full ...

Fly across the Drake Passage to King George Island, landing at the Chilean research station which permanently operates there. Explore the world’s last great wilderness—kayak in protected waters, hike ...

A newly updated Antarctic Digital Database is released today (12 May 2020). Aimed at the science community, the maps include updates to the ice shelf front around Thwaites Glacier in West Antarctica, ...

In the new National Geographic Documentary Films project "Endurance" a camera crew led by BAFTA nominee Natalie Hewit and Oscar-winning documentarian duo Jimmy Chin and Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi ...

Exploring Antarctica is one of the world’s great adventures but getting there can be a challenge, especially for the time pressed and those averse to rough water. But there is a new, easier option.

Antarctica is a destination of staggering extremes – home to the largest ice sheet on the planet, soaring 14,700-foot mountains, active "Ring of Fire" volcanoes and the coldest surface temperature ...

Scientists exploring the Antarctic seafloor after a massive iceberg broke free have documented a dense, thriving community of marine life that spent centuries sealed beneath ice. The discovery, made ...

A new paper published in Communications Biology reveals that Antarctic krill, a crucial species that underpins the Southern ...

National Geographic-Lindblad Expeditions has successfully completed its first-ever round trip flights between Puerto Natales, Chile, and King George Island in Antarctica. Guests on the inaugural ...

Can you guess the 20 countries that are closest to Antarctica, the world's coldest, driest, and windiest continent? Test it out with this quiz.