Geopolitical ambitions threaten Antarctica's peace, driving resource interest and testing the 1961 Antarctic Treaty.

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By Jo Inge Bekkevold, a senior China fellow at the Norwegian Institute for Defence Studies, and Paal Sigurd Hilde, a professor at the Norwegian Institute for Defence Studies.

Today, in 2024, a different group of adventurers will pioneer another new idea for Arctic exploration. They will not travel by ship, skis, sled, or plane - instead, they’ll travel by spacecraft.

National Geographic's "Endurance" tells the story of two landmark Antarctic expeditions, bound by teamwork and perseverance.

22, 2024 — Polar bears in some parts of the high Arctic are developing ice buildup ... worldwide provides the clearest projection that Antarctica's ice sheet will retreat rapidly after 2100 ...

On the eve of traveling to Texas to watch Mike Tyson face Jake Paul, veteran fight scribe Kieran Mulvaney wonders what he – ...

bringing to life the remarkable survival story of Sir Ernest Shackleton’s ill-fated 1914 Antarctic expedition. The film, from National Geographic Documentary Films, combines restored archival ...

Since National Geographic began making maps in 1915, it has recognized four oceans: the Atlantic, Pacific, Indian, and Arctic Oceans ... the swift current circling Antarctica keeps the waters ...

An increasing number of luxurious expedition cruises and cruise-only voyages on larger liners has brought a surge of ...

Exclusive: See a clip from the newest National Geographic documentary from ... And here I am, and I’ve been to the Arctic, to the Antarctic in the space of two generations,” said Shields.