Drilling through nearly two miles of Antarctic ice is not something you do casually. It takes years of preparation, ...

In the face of growing global pressures, a new report from Securing Antarctica's Environmental Future (SAEF), including University of Adelaide researchers, highlights the opportunity to strengthen and ...

Thirty million years separate the freezing of Antarctica from the glaciation of the Arctic, and for decades that gap made ...

A little-known ocean current surrounds Antarctica, shielding it from warm water farther north. But our new research published in Geophysical Research Letters shows Antarctica's melting ice is ...

Using satellite and drone images to analyse Adélie penguin guano, researchers discovered that the seabirds eat more fish when ...

Gravity may seem constant, but it actually varies across the planet—and one of the strangest places is Antarctica, where gravity is slightly weaker than expected. Scientists have traced this “gravity ...

Researchers warn Antarctica is undergoing abrupt changes that could trigger global consequences. Melting ice, collapsing ice shelves, and disrupted ocean circulation threaten sea levels, ecosystems, ...

A Texas-Sized Water Crisis Governments Knew the Risks of Global Warming as They Chose Fossil-Fueled Growth in the 1950s and ’60s Trump Again Shrinks Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante National ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Tourism to Antarctica is surging as visitors rush to see the melting continent, with over 80,000 visitors in 2024 ...

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. Seen from space, Antarctica looks so much simpler than the other continents—a great ...

Penguins and seals may rule Antarctica’s waters, but its largest land animal is a 6mm midge that “freezes” and dries out come winter—only to thaw and keep going when it’s warmer. Here is its story.