ANTARCTICA, a land of icy extremes, is often likened to “space on Earth”, with how much of the continent remains unexplored ...

Scientists investigating the frozen Lake Enigma in Antarctica discovered an ecosystem teeming with strange microbial ...

Deception Island in the South Shetland Islands is one of the most remote and harsh tourist destinations in the world, having ...

Shutterstock Image When thinking of Antartica, most people imagine a barren and frozen landscape. After all, not many ...

The Drake Passage, between the southern tip of South America and Antarctic, is infamous as one of the most dangerous journeys on the planet. But why is it so rough – and how can you cross safely?

Behind the open-close dance of this mysterious giant hole lurking in Antarctic ice is an effect called the 'Ekman spiral.' ...

Microbes from at least 21 phyla live under this 44-foot layer of ice—and some might even be working together to survive.

Antarctic sea ice reached record lows in 2023, triggering major ocean heat loss, increased storm activity, and shifts in ...

Dwindling Antarctic sea ice is driving more storms in the Southern Ocean, a new study has found, raising concerns about ...

Melting Antarctic ice continues to cause sea levels to rise, with the potential to affect millions of people living along ...