National Science Foundation-funded scientists working in an ice-free region of Antarctica have discovered the last traces of tundra–in the form of fossilized plants and insects–on the interior of the ...

Recognizing Antarctic tundra Antarctica remained largely overlooked for another half-century, until it once again became of interest during the International Geophysical Year (IGY), from July 1957 to ...

In January 1774, Captain James Cook’s third and final attempt to sail south in search of the elusive Terra Australis was blocked by impenetrable sea ice. A frustrated Cook left the question of a ...