A research team from Monash University’s School of Earth, Atmosphere, and Environment in Melbourne just discovered some of ...

Climate change has caused massive problems for animals living in the Antarctic and sub-Antarctic. With ice sheets melting at unprecedented rates and food sources shifting farther south, the majority ...

The great majority of ships operating in Antarctica are ice-strengthened but Ponant’s Le Commandant Charcot is the world’s ...

New analyses of ancient ice from Antarctica and the air contained inside it are extending the history of Earth's climate records and expanding researchers' understanding of how the planet has changed ...

Astrobiologist Dale Andersen headed back in Antarctica at Lake Untersee in January-February 2026 for another field season of ...

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The plight of the emperor penguin might be more dire than previously thought. For the first time, scientists have used ...

The president wrote in a social media post that the court has allowed other countries and companies to seek trillions of ...

National Guard troops from the 109th Airlift Wing in Scotia are back after a trip to Antarctica.About 200 airmen traveled to the continent in October as part of ...

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Age, genetics, and environmental factors like poor ventilation and strong odors, like cigarette smoke, all play a role in the severity of motion sickness. In fact, some studies show that up to 70 ...

More than half a mile beneath the surface of Antarctica's Kamb Ice Stream, scientists have uncovered a slow-moving river of ...