Antarctica, often regarded as the planet's last true wilderness, harbors unique ecosystems that support extraordinary ...

Scientists say subtle differences in the colour of seawater will enable them to count tiny - but critically important - ...

Global team of researchers compile comprehensive picture of the species found in world's most remote continent A pioneering ...

Scientists have mapped Antarctica’s ice-free ecosystems, highlighting their biodiversity and growing climate threats.

Anikó Tóth, lead author of the new research from UNSW, said that Antarctic ice-free lands are home to uniquely adapted flora, several species of arthropods, microbes and to breeding colonies of ...

Antarctica's Filchner-Ronne Ice Shelf may be under threat due to relatively warm water from the deep sea flowing towards the shelf. Is climate change to blame? When you purchase through links on ...

But, once the feedback loop is triggered, even a successful attempt to curtail the emissions of climate-changing pollutants won’t stop the melt-eruption-melt chain reaction. And Antarctica’s ...

The European Union funded Beyond EPICA (European Project for Ice Coring in Antarctica ... climate conditions of the past and inform their understanding of humans’ contributions to climate change ...

An international research team has successfully drilled and retrieved a 9,186-foot-long (2,800-meter-long) ice core from Antarctica ... fundamental dynamics of climate change on our planet ...