After 10 days with only the open ocean and the occasional iceberg at our sides, sailing into the sea ice felt like crossing ...

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The first study from GreenDrill—a project co-led by the University at Buffalo to collect rocks and sediment buried beneath ...

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Chester Zoo They’re striking in color and in genetics too, since the orangutan is one of our closest relatives in the animal ...

A double amputee former Gurkha soldier is set to start the final stage of his record-breaking attempt to climb the highest ...

With his hands on the ground and feet in the air, the retired engineer has kept meticulous records of how many handstands ...

Are there pyramids in Antarctica? A photo appears to show the peak of a pyramid sticking out of the snow in the unforgiving ...

Claims of a massive pyramid buried beneath Antarctic ice have circulated for years, fueled by satellite images, fiction, and online speculation. Geological analysis shows the structure is a naturally ...

An ice covered rock formation is reflected in the waters at Pleneau Island in Antarctica on Nov. 24. ANTARCTICA — The Southern Ocean is one of the most remote places on Earth, but that doesn’t mean it ...

ANTARCTICA (AP) — The Southern Ocean is one of the most remote places on Earth, but that doesn’t mean it is tranquil. Tumultuous waves that can swallow vessels ensure that the Antarctic Peninsula has ...

For 5,000 years scholars, generals, and mystics have been fascinated by the Egyptian pyramids. That obsession persists in the modern age. Today the Pyramids of Giza are surrounded by desert. But 4,600 ...