National Science Foundation-funded scientists working in an ice-free region of Antarctica have discovered the last traces of tundra–in the form of fossilized plants and insects–on the interior of the ...

She’s having a snowball on the South Pole. A travel blogger from San Francisco is sharing what life is actually like in the frozen tundra of Antarctica — along with the adjustments she’s had to make ...

Recognizing Antarctic tundra Antarctica remained largely overlooked for another half-century, until it once again became of interest during the International Geophysical Year (IGY), from July 1957 to ...

MADISON – The Antarctic tundra may seem like it's a world away from Wisconsin, but for a team of Wisconsin researchers, it's a part of their daily routine to monitor the continent's temperature, wind ...

(via SciShow) Antarctica probably isn't the first place you think of when you hear about volcanoes. But there's a lot happening under the icy tundra, and not all of it's a good thing. Here's how ...

In January 1774, Captain James Cook’s third and final attempt to sail south in search of the elusive Terra Australis was blocked by impenetrable sea ice. A frustrated Cook left the question of a ...