Australian Antarctic Program scientists have released the most comprehensive database of species living in the ice-free areas ...

F) captured at Vostok Station in 1983.Imagine trying to warm up in that situation! While we think of cold winters as ...

Antarctica, often regarded as the planet's last true wilderness, harbors unique ecosystems that support extraordinary ...

The West Antarctic ice sheet could cause metres of sea level rise if it collapses – but more than 120,000 years ago, it may ...

While warming temperatures are driving a widespread loss of ice shelves, major calving events have not increased in frequency ...

Surface melting for the Antarctic ice sheet appears to have set a record for the 46-year satellite observation period on January 2, 2025. All areas of the Antarctic coast that generally see ...

Much of this uncertainty is because the ocean processes that control the fate of the sheet occur on an incredibly small scale ...

is present and provide dating of the rocks beneath the ice to determine when this Antarctic region was last ice-free. “It was exciting to see the ice age as we drilled deeper, and especially ...

Satellite data from early 2025 revealed extensive melting at Antarctica’s Amery Ice Shelf, highlighting its vulnerability. As ...

By Eve Sampson Chile’s president visited the South Pole on Friday in a bid to fortify his country’s territorial claims to part of Antarctica, as competition in the region is growing bit by bit.

Antarctica's first sighting on January 28, 1820, by Bellingshausen and Lazarev marked the beginning of unparalleled ...