ABC News(NEW YORK) — Antarctica’s otherworldly, mythical white landscapes were once thought beyond man’s reach. But today, scientists from across the world have descended on the white continent, braving brutal conditions to study how the pristine region

NORAD(WASHINGTON) — U.S. Air Force F-22 fighters intercepted six Russian aircraft that entered the Alaskan Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ) on Monday. The Russian aircraft remained in international airspace and never entered U.S. airspace, but it’s the

KARIM SAHIB/AFP/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — U.S. intelligence now believes that Iran is behind the attacks against commercial vessels off the coast of the United Arab Emirates, a U.S. official told ABC News. The new assessment, directly blaming Iran’s

Phanuwat Yoksiri/iStock(CAIRO) — In Egypt, the sight of stray dogs being chased, stoned, beaten up by sticks or even poisoned is not entirely uncommon. There has always been a way out for at least some of those

Junaidi Hanafiah/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images (FILE photo)(NEW YORK) — A sperm whale found dead on an Italian beach might have died from consuming too much plastic, according to environmental advocates. The whale, estimated to be able 6 years

pop_jop/iStock(DUBAI, United Arab Emirates) — Air defense crews raced to action in the southern Saudi Arabian city of Najran Tuesday night to intercept an attack from Iran-backed Yemeni Houthi rebels as tensions remain high between Tehran and

GEOFF PUGH/AFP/Getty Images(LONDON) — Kate, the Duchess of Cambridge, welcomed a VIP guest Monday to her “Back to Nature” garden at the Chelsea Flower Show in London. Kate gave a personal tour of the interactive garden she

Zzvet/iStock(ROME) — A Nepalese mountain guide reached the peak of Mount Everest for the 24th time, breaking his own world record for most summits — that he set less than one week earlier. Kami Rita Sherpa, 49,