The research vessel Sikuliaq will journey to the South Pole this year to conduct research in Antarctica for the first time in ...

The US National Science Foundation (NSF) has published its first study on a potential subsea cable connecting Antarctica to Australasia. The NSF last week announced the release of a desktop study (DTS ...

A first subsea Internet cable to the Antarctic has been proposed. The US government’s National Science Foundation (NSF) is investigating the possibility of building a cable connecting the largest US ...

For more than three decades, a single orange-hulled icebreaker carried much of the United States’ scientific ambition into Antarctic waters. The RVIB Nathaniel B. Palmer, a 308‑foot research vessel, ...

A Strategic Vision for NSF Investments in Antarctic and Southern Ocean Research identifies priorities and strategic steps forward for Antarctic research and observations for the next decade. It ...

A medical team has rescued an expedition member after medical emergency. Aug. 9, 2012— -- A medical team has arrived in Christchurch, New Zealand, after departing the U.S. McMurdo Station in ...

This November through February, a specialized laser instrument that measures atmospheric gases is hitching a ride on regularly scheduled flights to and from McMurdo Station in Antarctica. The ...

In 2015, the National Academies released a report that recommended three large-scale priority research initiatives in addition to a core program of broad-based research for NSF’s Antarctic Program.

A team of U.S. scientists has discovered the oldest directly dated ice and air on the planet in the Allan Hills region of East Antarctica. The 6-million-year-old ice and the tiny air bubbles trapped ...

A picture of what West Antarctica looked like when its ice sheet melted in the past can offer insight into the continent’s future as the climate warms.

An Australian medical team is attempting the risky trip to McMurdo Station. Aug. 8, 2012 — -- An Australian medical team is attempting to make its way to Antarctica to help rescue an expedition ...