There has been a research station at the Brunt Ice Shelf in the Antarctic since 1957, when the Royal Society led an expedition there. Halley VI, opened last February, is the first one to have the ...

Two Emirati scientists have established two research stations in Antarctica -- one for weather monitoring and another for seismological research. The remarkable feat marks the first time the UAE and ...

On a high, wind-scoured plateau of Antarctica, scientists have carved a small frozen vault into the ice and begun filling it ...

European scientists have launched the world's first Ice Memory Sanctuary in Antarctica, aimed at preserving glacier ice cores ...

Headlines about melting ice sheets usually focus on what is lost and then move on. What comes next is often overlooked, even though it matters just as much. A new study of East Antarctica reaches back ...

While on the island, Fyodor Konyukhov will conduct scientific studies and experiments to determine the level of air pollution and the amount of microplastics in the coastal waters of the Antarctic ...

Though ice sheet melting is widely talked of and debated, there is limited knowledge on what happens after the period of melting. Researchers dig into this “after” period and see how it relates to ...

Antarctica is known as the ‘Continent of Science. This is due to its dedication to peaceful scientific research and ...