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

It’s surreal to look back at the ship’s bow totally engulfed by ice. We’re the only living, breathing things here. That is, ...

Deep beneath the frozen desert of western Antarctica, an active volcanic rift stirs silently, concealed under an ice sheet up ...

Deep under the frozen desert of western Antarctica, a hidden danger slumbers. Lurking beneath the massive, 1–2 ...

The frozen continent has never been so desirable. But as other nations try to get in on the action, a race to the bottom ...

It’s cold! Surprised? A desert doesn’t need to be sandy—it just has to be very dry. Antarctica is the largest desert on Earth. This continent, lying at the bottom of the world, covers a ...

Over time, Antarctica may evolve from a cold desert reminiscent of the Martian landscape to an ecosystem akin to Arctic ...

While the desolation of Antarctica's polar desert leads to it often being overlooked, the world's southernmost continent "has been one of the most rapidly warming parts of the planet" over the ...

For Stellenrust winery’s award-winning chenin blanc, she added a botrytised portion to enhance its mouthfeel and honeyed ...

Antarctica. During the past 20 years, our mutual love for exploration has taken us to every corner of the globe, but our recent journey to this vast, icy desert feels distinctly different.

Antarctica can be called a desert because of its lack of precipitation (this is the amount of rain, snow, sleet or hail that falls from the sky). It has less precipitation than any other desert ...