It was meant to be the ultimate Arctic explorer — 55 feet long, 37 tons of steel, and unstoppable across the ice. But when ...

Scientists have found microplastics in fresh Antarctic snow for the first time, highlighting the extent of global plastic pollution as even the most remote regions experience contamination.

In 1939, the U.S. set out to dominate polar exploration with the massive Antarctic Snow Cruiser — a futuristic, tank-sized machine meant to glide over the harshest terrain on Earth. Instead, it turned ...