Ice cores that record 1.2 million years of Earth’s atmosphere are on their way to Europe to be analysed, and an Australian ...

A dramatic collapse in Antarctica’s summer sea ice has stunned scientists, with coverage plunging to 30% below the historical ...

Captain James Cook's third and final attempt to sail south in search of the elusive Terra Australis was blocked by ...

The Drake Passage off the West Antarctic Peninsula is a notoriously dangerous channel that connects the Atlantic, Pacific and Southern oceans.

The internet poked fun at the Trump administration’s decision to impose new tariffs on Heard Island and McDonald Islands, ...

Studies on Antarctica have documented how temperatures, glaciers, oceans and wildlife are reacting to the warming consequences of fossil fuel emissions. A place this remote and isolated makes a ...

Researchers were working off the coast of Antarctica when it happened: A gigantic iceberg about 19 miles long cracked off the ice sheet on Jan. 13, revealing a swath of ocean that had not seen ...

In this icy continent at the bottom of the globe life-defining experiences occur several times each day. In a world littered with wonders Antarctica stands out for the sheer intensity of beautiful ...

This collection of Funky Facts from Go Jetters focuses on Antarctica, the coldest, windiest continent on Earth and the least inhabited. One clip introduces us to the idea of glaciers as rivers of ...

The Drake Passage is an ocean channel between the southern tip of South America and the West Antarctic Peninsula. Named after the 16th-century explorer Sir Francis Drake, it is notorious for ...