Antarctica's extreme geography, who claims the continent today, and why those same countries actually can't do much with the continent despite those claims. Four Democrats Blocked From Meeting ...

Antarctica has no countries, yet seven distinct countries lay territorial claims across this frozen domain. While France first staked its claim to a portion of the continent in 1840, the majority ...

The busy summer season in Antarctica begins in October and runs through February, when thousands of scientists from dozens of countries usually pack into the continent’s remote research stations.

Antarctica is like no place on Earth. The "White Continent" has lured explorers and scientists to its stunning, ice-encrusted landscape for two centuries. Countries have tried to carve up Antarctica ...

Strategically, countries are also ... to secure a foothold on the continent. Calls to modernise the treaty to create a new global agreement for governing Antarctica would require unanimous support ...

After scientists reported a brief but notable uptick in ice mass in Antarctica, climate skeptics utilized the data to claim ...

For over 60 years Antarctica has been a "veritable Shangri ... threaten a new scramble for control of the resource-rich continent. The US still has the largest footprint on the continent, but ...

The "White Continent" has lured explorers and scientists to its stunning, ice-encrusted landscape for two centuries. Countries have tried to carve up Antarctica and lay claim, but no one owns it.