There’s plenty of gripping drama to get stuck into this week, from the return of Call the Midwife, Industry and Hijack to ...

The crumbling wooden house on South Georgia Island, where Sir Ernest Shackleton organized the rescue of his crew in 1916, is ...

The Jungfrau region encapsulates some of the most beautiful parts of the country, from the Interlaken to the summits of Eiger, Mönch, and Jungfrau. Featuring Alpine villages including Grindelwald and ...

Shackleton famously reached the whaling station of Stromness on South Georgia in 1916 after spending 18 months stranded on Antarctica with his crew. The now-dilapidated Stromness Manager's Villa was ...

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

Times journalists are accompanying a group of scientists on an arduous, weekslong trip to study a key glacier in Antarctica.

Santa and his dedicated team of reindeer have taken to the skies on their magical Christmas Eve dash around the world - follow our live Santa tracker to find out where he is ...

For those of us who aren't scientists or daring expeditioners, it's hard to imagine what the polar desert of Antarctica is really like. We chalk it up to temperatures well below freezing, endless icy ...

ANTARCTICA (AP) — The Southern Ocean is one of the most remote places on Earth, but that doesn't mean it is tranquil. Tumultuous waves that can swallow vessels ensure that the Antarctic Peninsula has ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

About 68-million-years ago, during the Late Cretaceous, a giant fossil egg was laid in Antarctica. The excavated remains reveal that a huge marine reptile laid eggs instead of giving birth to live ...