"But Antarctica is not an apolitical human paradise with untouched nature—a sort of continent for scientific inquiry alone.

But Antarctica is getting busier, with new research stations, rebuilding and more tourism activities planned. Our challenge is to keep it pristine under this growing human activity and climate ...

Antarctica’s environment also faces localized environmental impacts resulting from human activities, such as resource exploitation, tourism and scientific research. Increasing resource ...

Climate models have predicted that the ocean surrounding Antarctica should be warming, but new research shows that it's ...

Researchers think that shifting ocean currents brought warmer seawater to the area and contributed to the collapse. The collapse raises new concerns about East Antarctica. The Conger ice shelf is near ...

This finding highlights the magnitude of global pollution, showing that even the most remote and previously untouched places are not safe from human activity. Plastic is particularly persistent ...

In large part thanks to being in the right place at the right time, researchers discovered a thriving marine ecosystem ...