Antarctica has long been treated as a frozen constant, a white backdrop to the planet’s climate drama rather than its main ...

A continent that no one owns, with no permanent human population and no capital Antarctica (cliche alert) is the planet’s last true wilderness. In this frozen zone at the bottom of our world, Mother ...

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Antarctic blue whales, a critically endangered species, may be thriving off Antarctica, according to a new study. Photo from Robert Haverly, UnSplash For years, the icy waters off Antarctica have ...

When snow falls on the ice sheet, where subzero temperatures ensure it doesn’t melt. Antarctic temperatures regularly reach -40°C or lower in the interior, with the lowest ever temperature on Earth ...