Antarctica, often regarded as the planet's last true wilderness, harbors unique ecosystems that support extraordinary ...

Many of us know Antarctica as a land of ice and not much else. But hidden beneath the miles of glaciers and ice sheets lies a ...

Much of this uncertainty is because the ocean processes that control the fate of the sheet occur on an incredibly small scale ...

Australian Antarctic Program scientists have released the most comprehensive database of species living in the ice-free areas ...

The West Antarctic ice sheet could cause metres of sea level rise if it collapses – but more than 120,000 years ago, it may ...

Aside from the obvious problems of melting Antarctic ice, this problem of hidden volcanoes becoming active could spell ...

Blood Falls in Antarctica flows unpredictably with iron-rich, salty water. Microbes inside survive without sunlight.

"Many people are surprised to learn that Antarctica has any permanently ice-free lands at all ... framework to guide conservation efforts under the Antarctic Treaty System." ...

A 2018 study suggested that people working in Antarctica over the winter enter a state of “psychological hibernation,” marked ...