At the bottom of the world lies a region as magnificent as it is misunderstood: Antarctica and the Southern Ocean. Harsh, ...

The Māori language describes 12 distinct types of snow. Researchers are identifying them in Antarctica as part of a project ...

Antarctica could be completely ice-free one day if we allow climate change to continue unabated. The change will take ...

The name Antarctica dates back centuries—and it wasn’t just about ice. It came from ancient ideas about balance, geography, and a land no one had seen.

She also aims to enhance the precision of very high-resolution satellite imagery for monitoring Adélie penguin colonies in ...

Researchers found ancient river-carved plains beneath East Antarctica that may help slow ice loss and improve sea-level rise ...

A peculiar fossil egg, dubbed \"The Thing,\" discovered decades ago in Antarctica, has been identified as belonging to a ...

Current climate models have so far been unable to adequately reproduce the clouds over the Southern Ocean around Antarctica.

The team found an overall reduction in white matter, along with decreased grey matter in the brain's temporal and parietal ...

Antarctica’s patterns of stark seasonal changes, with months of darkness followed by a summer of 24-hour daylight, prompted us to explore how a Maori lunar and environmental calendar (Maramataka) ...

The snow petrel, a strikingly white bird with black eyes and a black bill, is one of only three bird species ever observed at ...

HX Expeditions is launching a diverse kayaking and camping program in Antarctica this season. Starting in October, HX will ...