A parliamentary report has called on for a second icebreaking vessel and more reliable funding for Antarctic research.

For decades, scientists have wondered at the taxonomy of Vegavis iaai—an ancient avian specimen that lived in what is now ...

Researchers found 100+ volcanoes beneath Antarctic ice along the active West Antarctic Rift System, dating back to the dinosaur age. Study reveals potential "ticking time bomb" beneath West ...

An international team of Earth and environmental scientists has found evidence that the Ronne Ice Shelf in the West Antarctic ...

The world's largest invertebrate remained hidden from humanity until a tantalising glimpse 100 years ago. But it would be ...

Vegavis appears to have been ecologically specialized to pursue fish and other prey underwater in a shallow marine ecosystem. Antarctica at the time was not the desolate land of snow and ice that ...

A Google Earth image of Antarctica that appears to show a face (Picture: Google Earth) A Reddit user believes they’ve found a face peering ... mouth in the snow and ice. Several on Reddit ...

New research has revealed a key link between melting Antarctic ice and increased volcanic activity, raising concerns about long-term impacts on global sea levels, the Daily Mail reports.

Warm ocean currents flowing under ice shelves are driving increasing melt. Scripps researchers have found ... and fish that in turn supply larger animals with prey. Researchers have documented ...