President Thomas Jefferson purchased the Louisiana territory from France. The acquisition from the French Republic consisted of most of the land in the Mississippi River's drainage basin west ...

Antarctica wasn’t always there, at the bottom of the Earth. Over one billion years ago it was in the Northern Hemisphere, ...

There is growing public support for marine protection across Europe as 73 per cent of people support a ban on bottom trawling ...

Canada is on the other end of the Atlantic — but that still might not stop it from becoming the 28th member state of the European Union, some experts believe.

Discovered by the West not much more than 200 years ago, Antarctica’s history is unique when compared to the six other continents—because its exploration, mapping, and “settlement” are all so ...

and it supports conservation actions required under the Protocol on the Environmental Protection to the Antarctic Treaty." Dr Terauds said the database began with an initial foundational dataset taken ...

Antarctic cruises are ideal for intrepid explorers wanting to discover the white wilderness of the South Pole. A land of spectacular scenery and unique wildlife, many cruises of the southern ...

Sydney, Jan 29 (IANS) Australian researchers have created a new detailed map of Antarctica's ice-free land that they say will help protect the continent's biodiversity. The team, led by researchers ...

The Anishnaabe Nations of Robinson Superior Treaty entered talks last month expecting a settlement offer in the dozens of billions – a lot more than the $3.6B offer Canada and Ontario made.

The gigantic wall of ice is moving slowly from Antarctica on a potential collision course with South Georgia, a crucial wildlife breeding ground in the South Atlantic. Satellite imagery suggested ...

In terms of geography, the expedition mapped out the very first maps of the Antarctic region which included ... internationally coordinated scientific research. After 1961, the Antarctic Treaty System ...

The gigantic wall of ice is moving slowly from Antarctica on a potential collision course with South Georgia, a crucial wildlife breeding ground in the South Atlantic. Satellite imagery suggested ...