Sea ice around Antarctica expanded for several decades until a dramatic decline in 2015. The reasons behind this are revealed ...

Astrobiologist Dale Andersen headed back in Antarctica at Lake Untersee in January-February 2026 for another field season of ...

Winter in Antarctica is long and dark. Temperatures remain well below freezing. In many places, the sun sets in April and ...

NASA satellites detected a phytoplankton bloom around Antarctic iceberg A-23A as it melted, showing how icebergs can fertilize the ocean.

Antarctica has lost enough ice over the last 30 years to cover the City of Los Angeles area 10 times over, according to new ...

Pink granite boulders sitting mysteriously atop Antarctica’s Hudson Mountains have led scientists to a stunning discovery: a hidden granite mass buried beneath Pine Island Glacier, stretching nearly ...

Deep beneath Antarctica’s ice, scientists have uncovered a geological archive that could reshape predictions of future sea-level rise.

Swan Hellenic is raising the bar for polar exploration with a one‑of‑a‑kind 32‑night Grand Voyage from Ushuaia to Dunedin.

Unusually strong winds and warm ocean water likely drove a rapid plunge in Antarctic sea ice in recent years, scientists said on Wednesday, shedding new light on a puzzling event. "During the winter ...

In January 1774, Captain James Cook’s third and final attempt to sail south in search of the elusive Terra Australis was blocked by impenetrable sea ice. A frustrated Cook left the question of a ...

UT-San Antonio prof Stephen Ackley will discuss his 30-plus years of navigating the Antarctic's unforgiving terrain.

Applications open for $15,000 Antarctic Fellowship from IAATO, Early-Career Award from COMNAP and Scientific Committee on ...