The Coldest Place on Earth Antarctica is the epitome of frigid climates, with temperatures that can make you shiver just thinking about them. 6°F) captured at Vostok Station in 1983. Imagine trying to ...

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

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 ...

“Many people are surprised to learn that Antarctica has any permanently ice-free lands at all. And yet, these tiny habitat patches contain the vast majority of the continent’s biodiversity ...

Researchers have generated the first dataset of water flow beneath the entire Antarctic Ice Sheet, which will lead to more accurate projections of sea level rise. The team modeled Antarctica's ...

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 ...

Thompson said the ice shelves act “like dams by holding back the flow of ice from the Antarctic continent into the ocean”, and the researchers wanted to understand their structure and stability.

Before this continent-wide representation of the Antarctic subglacial environment, scientists had to estimate the water’s impact, but often this important factor would not be part of projections ...