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University of Chicago paleontologist and author Neil Shubin has been on multiple expeditions to the Arctic and Antarctica. Those trips have produced groundbreaking discoveries about the evolution of ...

Lisa Werner, a music teacher at St. Bruno Parish School in Dousman, traveled last year to Antarctica thanks to a teaching ...

Research scientists in remote locations need to get creative in order to follow their favorite teams, even when they don’t ...

In a recovery-bound economy, it’s probably hard to sell vacations that cost up to $12,000 per person. But for a few Prior Lake families, the experience of exploring an unusual destination ...

Penguins are typically flightless but in this award-winning clip, hundreds of them defied their own limitation by taking a ...

On Nov. 28, 1979, an Air New Zealand flight left Auckland for Antarctica on what promised to be a photographer’s dream trip. The 11-hour round trip was dubbed a luxury cruise at altitude.

Scientists have discovered microplastics in the snow near some of Antarctica's deep field camps, revealing how far-reaching ...

Only a few expedition cruise companies offer trips with an opportunity to ski in Antarctica. Here's what it's like to see a ...

Our latest travel adventure was full of first-time experiences and likely one of my favorite journeys. Antarctica had been on my radar for over a year, so less than a ...

A, the world’s oldest and largest (about the size of Rhode Island), may hit South Georgia Island, home to vulnerable penguins and seabirds.

Near the end of the age of dinosaurs, a bird resembling today's loons and grebes dove for fish and other prey in the perilous ...