By Ben Aris in Berlin Parts of both the Arctic and Antarctic have experienced historically high temperatures in recent weeks, ...

Far below the ice, the secrets of our planet's past hang on – and so do those of the aliens we may one day meet out near ...

Scientists say they have completed the first experiment on growing watermelons in the coldest place on Earth. August is the coldest winter month at the arctic station Vostok, when temperatures average ...

At the continent’s Vostok Station, less than 1,000 miles from the South Pole, Russian researchers were able to grow eight watermelons in conditions not well suited to the summertime snack, The ...

Temperatures 70 degrees above normal in eastern Antarctica have baffled scientists, who say that the “unprecedented heat wave” has already changed the way experts think about the Antarctic climate ...

A graphic shows the location of Lake Vostok and the depth of the subglacial body of water. By Peter Rejcek, Antarctic Sun Editor: Reports this week confirm that Russian scientists have penetrated a ...

ST. PETERSBURG, 28 January (BelTA) - The new complex of the Vostok station in Antarctica will become a major venue for scientific programs of Belarus and Russia, Russian President Vladimir Putin said ...

In this Monday, Feb. 5, 2012 photo provided by the Arctic and Antarctic Research Institute of St. Petersburg, Russian researchers at the Vostok station in Antarctica pose for a picture after reaching ...