Accelerated Ice Sheet Melting Recent studies have revealed that the Greenland and Antarctic ice sheets are melting at an ...

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

Extreme precipitation events in Antarctica, which are mostly dominated by snowfall due to sub-zero temperatures, also include rainfall, according to new research.

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

A giant chunk has broken off the largest iceberg in the world, which may be the first sign of its deterioration. The behemoth ...

A, the world’s oldest and largest (about the size of Rhode Island), may hit South Georgia Island, home to vulnerable penguins and seabirds.

The world's largest iceberg is moving towards a remote British penguin sanctuary north of Antarctica. Read more.

Raul Cordero from Chile's University of Santiago, who is also part of the National Antarctic Research Committee, said he was confident the iceberg would sidestep South Georgia. "The island acts as ...

The massive A23a iceberg, covering around 3,500 square kilometers (1,350 square miles), broke off from the Antarctic shelf in 1986 and remains the world's largest and oldest iceberg. After ...