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 ...

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?

A23a, the world's largest iceberg, freed itself from a swirling ocean trap. It spans over 1,418 square miles, larger than ...

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

Scientists thought that Lake Enigma was frozen from top to bottom. Then they discovered that water—and mysterious ...

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

A recent emergency statement from polar researchers has warned that climate change is causing rapid damage to Antartica.

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 ...