The Coldest Place on Earth Antarctica is the epitome of frigid climates, with temperatures that can make you shiver just ...

Researchers have generated the first dataset of water flow beneath the entire Antarctic Ice Sheet, which will lead to more ...

Social media posts sharing a graphic comparing sea ice levels in the Antarctic on the same date 45 years apart misrepresent ...

Our planet is divided into seven continents, each with its own unique landscapes, cultures, and ecosystems. From the frozen ...

In recent years, it has become painfully evident that Earth is losing ice. Greenland's ice is shrinking, at a rate of 270 billion tons per year. And Antarctica is losing its ice, too, at a rate of ...

Extreme precipitation events in Antarctica, which are mostly dominated by snowfall due to sub-zero temperatures, also include rainfall, according to new research.

ANTARCTICA IS THE only continent unbloodied by war. For over six decades peace on the frozen land mass has been kept by the Antarctic Treaty, an agreement signed in 1959 at the height of the cold ...

Did you know that the driest continent on Earth is Antarctica? Many people think ... it is technically a polar desert. The extreme cold prevents moisture from forming clouds, and strong winds ...

With its glaciers and sub-zero temperatures, Antarctica hardly seems like a place of refuge. However, the now icy continent might have been just that for the early ancestors of today’s living ...

The frozen continent has never been so desirable ... Once covered with icy forests, Antarctica has been a frozen desert for 15 million years. Since 1961, it has been frozen in diplomatic terms ...

Surface melting for the Antarctic ice sheet appears to have set a record for the 46-year satellite observation period on ...

Only a few expedition cruise companies offer trips with an opportunity to ski in Antarctica. Here's what it's like to see a ...