When we speak of melting ice, we often picture the Arctic or the Antarctic. But the Himalayas are melting faster, and their ...

Arrival by ship is also so much more glamorous than by plane and even train. So are many islands.Even in mainstream ...

Earth's largest waterfall, Denmark Strait cataract, is located in Arctic waters between Iceland and Greenland and is roughly ...

Antarctica's harsh otherworldly climate gives a glimpse into the simple microscopic communities that dominated Earth for much of its history, and insights into how life survived the global ice age.

Tim Weed's expansive story of a dying population desperate to carry on begins with a sea journey to find fertile survivors.