Antarctica, frequently seen as the globe’s final untouched frontier, harbors a diversity of life in some of the harshest conditions on Earth. The Antarctic terrestrial ecosystems, which span less than ...

The Interannual Variability of Antarctic Fast‐Ice Thickness in McMurdo Sound and Connections to Climate. Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans , 2024; 129 (12) DOI: 10.1029/2023JC020134 Cite ...

In 1914, explorer Ernest Shackleton and his 27-man crew set sail on a journey to Antarctica. Their mission? To become the first people to ever cross the entire continent, which is roughly 1.3 ...

Their lifestyle perched in eucalyptus trees and eating their leaves creates the impression of a very laid-back marsupial. But looks can be deceiving. Japan currently has seven zoos where visitors ...

Are you looking for truly unique, challenging and rewarding work? We regularly recruit for roles in Antarctica. There are roles at Casey, Davis and Mawson stations. There are also positions on ...

A Google Earth sleuth claims to have found a figure that looks like an alien's face in the snow in Antarctica. A satellite image shared on the r/strangeearth Reddit page last week has sparked ...

A Google Earth image of Antarctica that appears to show a face (Picture: Google Earth) A Reddit user believes they’ve found a face peering back at them in a Google Earth image from Antarctica.

Antarctica's first sighting on January 28, 1820, by Russian explorers FF Bellingshausen and MP Lazarev marked the beginning of unparalleled scientific enquiries and highlighted the continent's ...

A new study led by geologists and geographers from the University of Florida provides new insights into Antarctic ice shelves and how they respond to climate change. While warming temperatures are ...

A study by University of Florida researchers found that Antarctic ice shelf loss is primarily driven by frequent small calving events rather than large iceberg break-offs. Using satellite data and ...

There is indirect evidence that, during the last interglacial period, about 125,000 years ago, parts of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet retreated. An ice core drilled from the ice sheet near the ...

The gigantic wall of ice is moving slowly from Antarctica on a potential collision course with South Georgia, a crucial wildlife breeding ground in the South Atlantic. Satellite imagery suggested ...