Weston native becomes first American woman to complete solo, unsupported ski to South Pole

Monet Eliastam had no time to feel nervous. On Nov. 23, a small plane dropped her off in ferocious winds on the Hercules ...

Alone on the ice: Mass. native becomes first American woman to reach South Pole solo and unsupported

A Massachusetts native made history as the first American woman to cross-country ski to the South Pole unsupported and solo.

Penguins don't live at the South Pole, and more polar myths debunked

Emperor penguins march along the ice on Cape Washington on Antarctica's Ross Sea. Contrary to popular belief, these ...
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Every January, Antarctic scientists move the South Pole—here's why it needs to be done

2026's marker is a candy-cane-shaped stake, as The Antarctican Society described.
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Are people at the South Pole upside down?

When I was standing at the South Pole, I felt the same way I feel anywhere on Earth because my feet were still on the ground and the sky was still overhead. I’m an astrophysicist from Wisconsin who ...

Where was Pole to Pole filmed? All the extreme places Will Smith travelled to in the new series

Deep within caves, high up in the mountains and trekking at the two polar extremes of the earth – Will Smith adventured to ...

South Pole Telescope detects energetic stellar flares near center of galaxy

Researchers from the South Pole Telescope project team looked deep into the center of the Milky Way, discovering powerful, ...