In 1929, Richard Byrd became the first pilot to fly an airplane over the South Pole. With fewer restrictions and capabilities ...

The most detailed map yet of the landscape beneath Antarctica's ice sheet has been assembled by a team of international ...

The sheer scale of Earth's plastic problem has been laid bare in a new study. Researchers from the British Antarctic Survey (BAS) have discovered microplastics in the snow near some of Antarctica ...

Antarctica — which is one and a half times the size of Canada — has been governed by a treaty of nations. But with rising ...

The inquiry saw three ministers grilled on Russian oil prospecting activities in Antarctica, which are believed to fall within the UK’s claimed territory in the region. The Alexander Karpinsky ...

But we’d like to change that. Take a chance and visit the polar regions. Caught between icy snow caps and frozen oceans, Antarctica is one of the most ethereal countries to visit. This frozen ...

A two-year study, conducted by scientists from universities worldwide, including Istanbul Technical University, has identified "atmospheric rivers" as a key factor in record-breaking temperatures and ...

Locate Antarctica on globes ... of story and non-fiction books about life in icy environments like the Polar Regions. Read some stories about famous explorers such as Robert Falcon Scott.

The research, published in Nature Reviews Earth & Environment, highlights the significant role of atmospheric rivers in triggering heat waves in coastal regions of Antarctica, leading to sudden ...