Antarctica does not and has never had an indigenous population (there are no native human Antarcticians).. The continent was once a part of a larger land mass called Gondwanan that settled over ...

Yes, people do visit Antarctica. In the summer months, around 45,000 tourists visit on expedition cruise ships, according to Aurora Expeditions.

Pathways for non native species. Dana M Bergstrom. By Dana M Bergstrom and Shavawn Donoghue – We tend to think Antarctica is isolated and far away – biologically speaking, this is true.

An international team of scientists led by Osaka Metropolitan University revealed how Antarctica sole known native insect–the Antarctic midge, or Belgica antarctica–survives the extreme cold.

The small, Antarctic native had thought to be in decline for the past 40 years due to climate change. Adelie penguins leap off an iceberg into the sea in the Danger Islands, Antarctica.

The icy continent of Antarctica is hot. A record 50,000 people came last year. "GQ" magazine recently said now is the time to go. The New York Times said, forget Times Square.

Maori may have been first to reach Antarctica, in the seventh century. But the past matters less than what lies ahead, Indigenous scholars say. A post carved by Fayne Robinson at the Scott Base, a ...