Scientists have discovered microplastics in the snow near some of Antarctica's deep field camps, revealing how far-reaching ...

Operation HighJump commenced in August 1946. It was the largest, most heavily armed naval task force ever sent to Antarctica. Leading the mission was Admiral Richard E Byrd, one of the most famous ...

The sheer scale of Earth's plastic problem has been laid bare in a new study, led by researchers from the British Antarctic ...

Only a few expedition cruise companies offer trips with an opportunity to ski in Antarctica. Here's what it's like to see a ...

New research has revealed that a hairy crustacean—dubbed "The Hoff crab" when it was discovered in 2010—is the first species ...

While colder temperatures have been recorded at Vostok Station, Antarctica (minus 128.6 degrees on July 21, 1983) and Klink Station, Greenland (minus 93.3 degrees on Dec. 22, 1991), Oymyakon's coldest ...

The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has begun an expert review of how computer evidence is used in the courts system. It said there is currently a presumption that computers work correctly and any evidence ...

Challenges for the Antarctic Treaty China's involvement in Antarctica is by no means new. The country set up its first research station in 1985, just two years after joining the Antarctic Treaty ...

The work of the county court is to be scrutinised by MPs as delays mount in the civil justice system. The cross-party justice committee, chaired by Labour MP Andy Slaughter, said today it will ...

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 ...

In the inky ocean, chunks clink and bop to the beat. I’m snorkelling among bergy bits off Port Lockroy on the Antarctic Peninsula. It’s 0.5 degrees in the water. I can’t feel my face.

Dr Sarah Thompson, a glaciologist with the Australian Antarctic Program Partnership, said Denman Glacier was of interest because it contained so much water. “The Denman Glacier is one of the ...