Antarctica

The reality is that Antarctica is geopolitically contested.

Amid all the changes, Antarctica maintains its allure.

China has arguably the fastest-growing operations in Antarctica.

However, travelers to Antarctica have repeatedly reported seeing green icebergs in the Weddell Sea and, more commonly, close to the Amery Ice Shelf in East Antarctica.

A year later than planned, Shirase and six men finally reached Antarctica.

Advances in technology might make Antarctica a lot more accessible three decades from now.

The Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources manages the seas around Antarctica.

Being stationed in Antarctica involves adapting to life on the planet's driest, windiest and coldest continent.

Perhaps, if the microorganisms near Antarctica really are responsible, perhaps we can accelerate the process somehow.

Present-day glaciers are found in Antarctica, in Greenland, and at high elevations on all the continents except Australia.