The moon will pass directly in front of the sun on Feb. 17, setting the stage for a dramatic annular solar eclipse.

Scientists warn that growing rifts in Antarctica’s Thwaites Glacier could speed up global sea level rise, heightening climate risks worldwide.

On Friday, the Trump administration rolled back protections for a marine national monument off the coast of Cape Cod.

In the gaps between the visible ice, humpbacks blow out steam in spouts of warm whale air. Then a transient type A orca more than six metres long swims right across our bow. The passengers – mostly ...

Over about five decades, Dolphin Action and Protection Group founder Nan Rice worked tirelessly to protect dolphins, whales ...

For most of their evolutionary history, narwhals have relied more on sound than sight to survive in the Arctic’s dark icy ...

Sixty years since Lars-Eric Lindblad led the first ‘citizen explorers’ expedition to the Antarctic, expedition specialists explain how to sell the frozen continent ...

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The Upsweep is an unidentified sound detected by the NOAA, first recorded in August 1991. Almost siren-like, the Upsweep is ...

Cashmere is known for being exceptionally warm. Bringing a cashmere sweater to Antarctica was a no-brainer, but I didn't want to invest a ton of money. I was relieved to find Quin ...

The science pros at TKOR reveal the Antarctic blue whale and the massive long-necked dinosaur Moreramus, comparing their immense sizes to elephants. Coffee drinkers live longer, but only if they avoid ...