A trip to Antarctica might feel less like crossing the ocean and more like crossing the galaxy, but what happens there impacts the world well beyond the coast — influencing weather patterns and food ...
Antarctica is the area of Earth with the coldest climate — a barren land where very few lifeforms can survive. One of two continents located entirely in the Southern hemisphere, Antarctica may seem ...
A new decade-long study tracked 37 penguin colonies and found that the birds are breeding earlier. The shift marks one way ...
An explorer and a glaciologist have embarked on a three-month mission to cross part of Antarctica on kite skis in search of ice that is 130,000 years old. The goal of the French duo is to better ...
In a landmark study published in Science, researchers have unveiled a high-resolution map of the Antarctic bed. This study ...
Scientists have unveiled the most comprehensive map yet of the hidden landscape beneath Antarctica's colossal ice sheet, revealing a vibrant topography of mountains, canyons, valleys, and plains, ...
A new study finds that warming temperatures are causing Antarctic penguins to breed earlier, threatening some species with extinction by century's end.