Imagine a world where the ocean is so cold that most life would freeze within minutes, yet one remarkable creature swims ...

Curious about the largest desert in the world? Discover why the Antarctic Desert, covering millions of square kilometres, is ...

Mass changes across the Antarctic ice sheet have been detected using satellite gravimetry, revealing significant ...

A new study has found worrying signs that climate change may be undermining the capacity of Arctic fjords to serve as effective carbon sinks. The findings suggest that the capacity of polar oceans to ...

Penguins are ubiquitous in zoos, aquariums, and countless films, often appearing familiar and easily understood. Yet, beneath ...

From diving off cliffs to starving for months, emperor penguins are continuing to surprise scientists with their ability to ...

The distance from Dunedin, where the reserve is located, to mainland Antarctica is more than 1,500 miles, and the distance to ...

Scientists found "a beautiful, thriving ecosystem" in a dark and isolated location: The former shadow of a glacier.

Ice cores that record 1.2 million years of Earth’s atmosphere are on their way to Europe to be analysed, and an Australian drilling team is hoping to go even further back in time ...

In the frigid waters originally hidden below, scientists discovered what appear to be new species of crustaceans, fish and other life forms.

Large masses of ice, such as the Antarctic ice sheet, deform under their own weight and transport the ice from the interior of the continent to the coast, eventually breaking off and forming icebergs.