At the bottom of the world lies a region as magnificent as it is misunderstood: Antarctica and the Southern Ocean. Harsh, ...

"The data analysis for this study is no mean feat." Researchers issue warning after making concerning discovery in Antarctica ...

This discovery, experts warn, could shift the world’s energy balance and turn Antarctica from a scientific sanctuary into the ...

Research involving the University of Liverpool has discovered a trend of increasing surface meltwater in East Antarctica. In ...

Learn about the new technique being used to study cracks that have formed on Antarctica's unstable Doomsday Glacier.

An enormous Antarctic bay, home to penguins and killer whales, became the world’s largest protected marine area on Friday. A United Nations body sealed the deal after five years of negotiations ...

Global strength can be projected onto Antarctica in other ways: Bulgaria, for example, has little scientific presence there but over the past 10 years has named at least 1,000 out of 1,500 newly ...

At its most expansive, Antarctic sea ice covers an area the size of Antarctica itself, doubling the size of the frozen continent. But the winter sea ice has been shrinking, and this year there was ...

Study shows highest warming scenario would put 34% of Antarctic's ice shelf area at risk of fracture and collapse from melting and run-off - including 67% of the Antarctic Peninsular ice shelf area.

Read More: Why This Year Is Our Last, Best Chance for Saving the Oceans. CCAMLR was established in 1982 with a mandate to protect Antarctic marine life through sustainable fisheries. It governs by ...

An ice shelf the size of New York City has collapsed in East Antarctica, an area long thought to be stable and not hit much by climate change, concerned scientists said Friday.