Barbara Hillary, first black woman to reach North, South poles dies
Barbara Hillary, the first black woman to reach the North and South poles, died on Saturday. She was 88.
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Fluffy dinosaurs used to live at South Pole, scientists say
The South Pole has been home to penguins, whales and -- 100 million years ago -- dinosaurs with fluffy feathers, new findings show.
Water at moon's south pole may be more recent, study says
The return of humans to the moon, as well as ongoing robotic missions, may require using resources already on the lunar surface. The moon's south pole is of particular interest because of ice deposits in craters there.
The most remote places on Earth
The problem with exciting destinations is that you're unlikely to be the only one drawn to them.
How Pan Am Flight 50 flew from pole to pole
You might think circling the globe by airplane is no big deal anymore. But you'd be wrong.
