The best outdoor adventure links of the past seven days, from taking up free-diving at 40 to a bear attack in Romania to the ...

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Antarctic sea ice began to change rapidly in 2015 and 2016. Since then it has remained well below the long-term average.

Embark on a once-in-a-lifetime expedition voyage to East Antarctica and the Ross Sea – departing from Christchurch (Timaru) ...

A group of New Zealand polar scientists have helped uncover clues to life's survival during the global ice age. Some of their ...

"We need more study." Leading scientist issues dire warning about disturbing phenomenon in Antarctica: 'I'm not sure I have the capacity to really think it through' first appeared on The Cool Down.

These images, by Sydney Morning Herald photo editor Danielle Smith, capture the “crème de la crème” of humpback whale ...

The disappearance of ice could awaken dormant volcanoes, reveals a study conducted in the Chilean Andes. This phenomenon, long observed in Iceland, would now extend to other continents due to ...

Would you travel four days to go to Antarctica? No? I did. Two days to get there and two to get back, but in between were ...

Would you travel four days to go to Antarctica? No? I did. Two days to get there and two to get back, but in between were ...

Explorer Alan Chambers is on a mission to uncover the spread of microplastics — and he was stunned by what he found in ...