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

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

TUCKED away in a corner of Antarctica lies a mysterious mountain peak that looks exactly like a man-made pyramid with four symmetrical sides. The snowy structure of the ice-locked continent has a ...

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

A mountain that's hidden in a sea of snow in Antarctica looks strikingly like ... causing the gaps to grow larger under the resulting pressure and eventually causing large chunks of rock to ...

Scientists have mapped Antarctica’s ice-free ecosystems, highlighting their biodiversity and growing climate threats.

At 1.2-million-years-old, a newly uncovered Antarctic ice core represents the oldest known ice on the planet. The 1.7 mile-long ice core was recovered from over 9,000 feet (2,800 meters) deep ...

Antarctica's Filchner-Ronne Ice Shelf may be under threat due to relatively warm water from the deep sea flowing towards the shelf. Is climate change to blame? When you purchase through links on ...