Massive warships, elite troops, and a mission to one of the most remote regions on Earth—Operation Highjump wasn’t your ...

The Antarctic Snow Cruiser was supposed to be a groundbreaking machine, allowing American explorers to traverse Antarctica and lay claim to uncharted territory. But despite its innovative ...

Somewhere between Google Earth glitches and ancient prophecy, a new kind of internet mystery has taken hold. It doesn’t come ...

The Russian official — until recently in charge of the firm that has stitched together vast maps of South Pole hydrocarbons — is helping negotiate Putin’s ‘scientific’ interests at the prestigious ...

Keen-eyed internet sleuths have spotted what seems to be a 'flying saucer' buried in the Sahara Desert. According to some ...

Emily Thomas discusses the relationship between philosophy and travel. Maps reflect societal power structures. Online maps ...

Fighting it out over the Arctic, with the vast resources of the Arctic, is going to be the new great game of the twenty-first ...

Any damage would likely reach Chiswick, Streatham, Tooting, Stratford, Hampstead, Lewisham, Greenwich, and Sydenham, Wembley, ...

Such a discovery changes the way scientists think about the food chain in ocean ecosystems. Giant viruses can infect tiny marine life such as algae and amoebae, which are key to ocean health and the ...

A new study challenges recent claims about dramatic "greening" in Antarctica and how this conflicts with decades of field-based ecological knowledge. The new opinion article, "Is Antarctica Greening?" ...

Long-lost 1960s aerial photos let Copenhagen researchers watch Antarctica’s Wordie Ice Shelf crumble in slow motion. By ...

An American teenager attempting a historic solo flight around the world to raise awareness for childhood cancer was detained ...