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

Scientists have successfully analyzed more than 30 years of vital data on the thickness of landfast sea ice in Antarctica's McMurdo Sound, which will prove useful to measure future impacts of climate ...

Standing on the deck of RV Tangaroa, a deepwater research vessel in the Ross Sea in Antarctic ... The temperature is around minus 5°C, which could drop to minus 40°C during Antarctic winter ...

New research has revealed that a hairy crustacean—dubbed "The Hoff crab" when it was discovered in 2010—is the first species in its family to show different claw characteristics between sexes.

University of Otago – Ōtākou Whakaihu Waka scientists have successfully analysed more than 30 years of vital data on the ...

It will use changes in the degree of red coloration detected by satellites to track its quarry: a tiny shrimp smaller than ...

Lisa Werner, a music teacher at St. Bruno Parish School in Dousman, traveled last year to Antarctica thanks to a teaching ...

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 ...

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

Though the sea ice pack around the South Pole had steadily expanded up until 2015, its area suddenly plummeted in 2016. The scale of the Antarctic sea ice reached a record low in 2023. The ...

Antarctica is truly a bucket-list destination ... The service was fine, though legroom on the plane was limited. After a short walk around the small town of Ushuaia, it was time to board Seabourn ...