An Icy Expanse The Antarctic Desert may come as a surprise to many as it doesn't fit our conventional idea of sand and heat. Instead, it is a vast expanse of ice and snow, covering an area of about 14 ...

When polar regions melt, the vaults are thrown open – “ancient water, carbon, and microbial life return to the surface to shape and change the world.” ...

There are three main classifications of tundra: arctic, Antarctic, and alpine, the latter distinct for its mountainous altitudes. Unlike glacier formations, icy tundra doesn’t shift location ...

Little wonder the poles can seem timeless, places of desolate beauty – tundra and rock in the north, and wind and ice in the ...

Clegg Industries, founded by John and Judy Clegg, has conquered yet another continent after a recent trip to the icy tundra ...

Jonny Huntington, from Kingsbridge in south Devon, covered 566 miles of Antarctic tundra in 46 days despite the effects of the debilitating stroke he suffered in 2014. The 38-year-old set off from ...

Jonny Huntington is the first explorer with a disability to do so, covering the 911km of Antarctic tundra with limited mobility down his left-hand side; a feat he completed in 45 days, 14 hours, 15 ...