Weathered rocks sitting above the ice hold iron concentrations up to ten times higher than earlier reports from elsewhere in ...

Polar warming is fueling rising disease burdens, worsening food insecurity, increasing mental health strain, and amplifying ...

A Dec. 26, 2024, Instagram post (direct link, archive link) shows maps of purported Antarctic sea ice extent, or area, from Dec. 24, 1979, and the same day in 2024. Text above the graphic says the ...

Dr Reti said the launch of these initiatives marks the next stage of the bilateral Antarctic Science Programme he introduced in February 2025.

When satellites first started peering down on the craggy, glaciated Antarctic Peninsula about 40 years ago, they saw only a few tiny patches of vegetation covering a total of about 8,000 square ...

Polar sea ice is vanishing far faster than most people expected, and the change is not only visible from above. Beneath the ...

March 19 (UPI) --In recent years, Antarctica has experienced a series of unprecedented heatwaves. On Feb. 6, 2020, temperatures of 18.3 degrees Celsius were recorded, the highest ever seen on the ...

May 17 (UPI) --President Joe Biden on Friday signed a memorandum updating United States policy on the Antarctic region in an effort to protect it from the effects of climate change. The national ...

Antarctica is renowned for its icy landscapes – but that could all soon change. The southernmost continent is one of the fastest warming places on Earth, with untold impacts unfolding on its wildlife ...

If you were to wander along the parts of Antarctica that are ice-free, you might be surprised to see something soft and ...