Discover why Antarctica is the driest continent on Earth, with an average annual precipitation of just 50 millimetres.

Antarctic ice shelves are shrinking mainly due to frequent small calving events, while major iceberg break-offs remain rare ...

The Antarctic 'alien' was spotted by a social media user looking at satellite imagery of the area, with some speculating it could be related to as similar mysterious 'face' on Mars ...

The gushing spout of warm water could rapidly melt the Antarctic ice shelf and lead to rising sea levels sooner than we think ...

Discovered by the West not much more than 200 years ago, Antarctica’s history is unique when compared to the six other ...

If you’re tired of the run-of-the-mill vacations you typically book and you’re on the hunt for a new type of trip in 2025, ...

It's been a year since the underwater vehicle Ran vanished beneath a glacier in Antarctica. Owned by the University of Gothenburg, it is one of only three of ...

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A researcher at UNCW is gearing up for a trip spanning more than 8,000 miles.  Dr. Jake Warner with the university’s marine ...

An enormous chunk has broken off the world's largest iceberg, in a possible first sign the behemoth from Antarctica could be ...

A peculiar satellite image of Antarctica has sparked fresh debate over the existence of extraterrestrial life. A Google Earth ...

Roxanne Beltran, assistant professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at UC Santa Cruz, is among 50 people from around the ...