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

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

It seems odd to think that this vast expanse of cold, ice, and snow could actually be a desert. That said, scientists promise us that’s exactly what Antarctica is. Deserts are defined as ...

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 ...

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

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 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 ...

Antarctic sea ice rebounded in December after a long period of record lows, US scientists said, giving pause to speculation that Earth's frozen continent could be undergoing a permanent change. The ...