Antarctica scientists warn 'nowhere on Earth is untouched' after shocking discovery
Study leader Dr Kirstie Jones-Williams, a PhD student working with British Antarctic Survey (BAS), said the findings ...
69-million-year-old skull found in Antarctica is oldest ‘modern’ bird
The near-complete fossil skull, unearthed on Vega Island near the Antarctic Peninsula, reveals a bird that thrived in the ...
UK scientists plan to monitor krill from space as species threatened by warming
WWF, the University of Strathclyde and the British Antarctic Survey (BAS) have teamed up for the pioneering project, which ...
Huge 'alien' discovered in Antarctica as giant face spotted near South Pole
The Antarctic 'alien' was spotted by a social media user looking at satellite imagery of the area, with some speculating it ...
Google Earth sleuth thinks they’ve found a face in Antarctica
You can find it for yourself by entering the coordinates 72°00’52″S 168°35’37″E. It’s not the first time Antarctica has ...
Pilot reveals why commercial planes don't fly over Antarctica – and it's not illegal
A pilot explained why commercial planes don't fly over Antarctica, the fifth largest continent on Earth. There's a lot of ...
Antarctic skull sheds light on ancient birds 69 million years ago
Antarctica has been called the ‘final frontier’ for humanity’s understanding of life when dinosaurs roamed the planet ...
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Scientists discover microplastics in Antarctica's most remote regions - as they warn 'nowhere on Earth is truly untouched'
Researchers from the British Antarctic Survey (BAS) have discovered microplastics in the snow near some of Antarctica's deep field camps. This is the first time these tiny pieces of plastic ...
Pilot explains why planes can't fly over Antarctica – there's very good reason
A professional pilot has taken to TikTok to explain why commercial planes never fly over Antarctica – and the reasons behind ...
‘I’m a pilot – there's a reason why planes don’t fly over Antarctica’
A pilot has deconstructed the mystery around why airplanes avoid flights over Antartica – and the reasoning may surprise you.
Why scientists are counting tiny marine creatures, from Space
Scientists say subtle differences in the colour of seawater will enable them to count tiny - but critically important - ...
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Antarctic ice sheet may be less vulnerable to collapse than expected
The West Antarctic ice sheet could cause metres of sea level rise if it collapses – but more than 120,000 years ago, it may ...