A new map of the South Orkney Islands has been released by British Antarctic Survey (BAS) - the first UK published, ...

A team of scientists from Bowling Green State University are currently en route to Antarctica in search of groundbreaking new data that could play a key role in the future of climate research.

When Philip Sontag first visited Antarctica as a Ph.D. student, he brought back an unusual souvenir: a huge bag of penguin ...

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

“Atmospheric rivers” are bringing rain to the frozen slopes of the West Antarctic ice sheet, hitting the ice shelves that ...

Social media posts sharing a graphic comparing sea ice levels in the Antarctic on the same date 45 years apart misrepresent ...

A subscriber from Finland sent me a box of Finnish snacks to try, and wow… I was NOT ready for the liquorice overload! From Salmiakki to Fazer, Panda, Taffel, and Sisu Horna, this taste test was full ...

Sue Halliwell marks the 150th anniversary of polar explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton’s birth by tracing his ill-fated British ...

Global team of researchers compile comprehensive picture of the species found in world's most remote continent A pioneering ...

Discovered by the West not much more than 200 years ago, Antarctica’s history is unique when compared to the six other ...

Sydney, Jan 29 (IANS) Australian researchers have created a new detailed map of Antarctica's ice-free land that they say will help protect the continent's biodiversity. The team, led by researchers ...