An outbreak of Covid at the McMurdo Station in Antarctica has disrupted life for researchers and support staffers at the southern end of the world. McMurdo Station had 73 total confirmed cases as of ...

On Oct. 12, 1957, history was made when the first-ever commercial flight to Antarctica departed from San Francisco, carrying ...

Minnesotans know about winter. We understand the significance of windchill factors, and “dress in layers” could be our state motto. Even if we can’t claim to like it, we _respect_ the cold. When we ...

The rescue crew landed in an ice-covered area with no runway. Three researchers at the U.S. McMurdo Station in Antarctica have been evacuated in a "challenging," nearly 20-hour medical emergency ...

A Covid outbreak at an American scientific research station in Antarctica has forced U.S. officials to temporarily halt all travel to the remote outpost. The National Science Foundation, which ...

A C-130 Hercules landed on an icy Antarctic runway late Sunday to rescue an American suffering from a serious medical condition at McMurdo Station, a risky medevac mission the New Zealand military ...

NASA’s Operation IceBridge has begun its 2013 Antarctic field campaign with the arrival of the agency’s aircraft and scientists at the National Science Foundation’s McMurdo Station in Antarctica. The ...

On a volcanic rock just off the coast of Antarctica, McMurdo Station is abuzz with scientific research this time of year. Run by the US National Science Foundation, the station sees up to 1,000 ...

USCGC Polar Star (WAGB-10) off McMurdo Sound near McMurdo Station, a United States Antarctic research center in 2018. US Air Force Photo WASHINGTON, D.C. – For the next several years, the Coast ...

Scientists are hoping to bring Antarctica into the 21st century. Nestled at the southern tip of Ross Island, just off the Antarctic coast, lies one of the most remote towns in the world. McMurdo ...