It might seem like it would be the snowiest place on Earth, but much of Antarctica rarely sees significant snow or rain. It is the coldest, windiest and driest continent on Earth. Here’s why.

An Icy Expanse The Antarctic Desert may come as a surprise to many as it doesn't fit our conventional idea of sand and heat.

Blood Falls in Antarctica flows unpredictably with iron-rich, salty water. Microbes inside survive without sunlight.

As India’s only member of the International Association of Antarctica Tour Operators (IAATO), UnWild Planet ensured that ...

Chrissie: No, sorry, I left the garage door open! Hahaha. Antarctica is a desert - but it's not hot, it's really, really cold. It's called a desert because it hardly ever rains. The South Pole is ...

It represents ancient record of the Earth's climate and the story of a once warm Antarctica before it morphed into a snowy desert. Carlo Barbante coordinates the drilling project. We will now be ...

Once covered with icy forests, Antarctica has been a frozen desert for 15 million years. Since 1961, it has been frozen in diplomatic terms, too. By and large, both polar regions have remained ...

Antarctica is melting ... This is similar to how dunes form and move in a desert. However, new computer models are needed to simulate the formation and evolution of the whole icescape.

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 ...