A little-known ocean current surrounds Antarctica, shielding it from warm water farther north. But our new research published ...

The researchers further demonstrated that the ammonia kicks off an atmospheric chain reaction. Out at sea, tiny plantlike ...

The British Antarctic Survey's (BAS) new scientific support and operations facility, the Discovery Building, is now coming ...

In December 2022, Matthew Boyer hopped on an Argentine military plane to one of the more remote habitations on Earth: ...

Two important concepts in evolutionary biology, mutualism and altruism, were first made famous by the colorful anarchist ...

Scientists have discovered "ice piracy" in Antarctica, where glaciers are stealing ice from their neighbors at an alarming ...

Almost 90% of Antarctica's land is covered in a thick layer of ice — around 1.3 miles (2.2 kilometers) deep, on average — and ...

Despite its overwhelmingly icy appearance, Antarctica is actually a solid continent of rocky mountains and now experts know ...

The sea ice in Antarctica’s McMurdo Sound has held secrets beneath its surface for decades. Now, scientists have unlocked ...

Members of China's 41st Antarctic expedition team unload supplies in Antarctica, Dec. 9, 2024. Currently on China's 41st ...

Princess Cruises has unveiled its new 2026-27 South America and Antarctica season aboard the Majestic Princess, now open for ...

New study finds that ammonia aerosols from penguin guano likely play an important part in the formation of heat-shielding ...