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

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

Antarctica is Earth's only uninhabited continent, home to the South Pole, and subject to a delicate balance of cooperation ...

Antarctica is Earth's only uninhabited continent, home to the South Pole, and subject to a delicate balance of cooperation ...

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 ...

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

Researchers found increased meltwater and rain explain 60% of a decades-long mismatch between predicted and observed temperatures in the ocean around Antarctica.

Interview - A media storm blew up in mid-March 2025 when a researcher at South Africa's isolated Sanae IV base in Antarctica ...

The geographic location of the Antarctic enables science that is less suitable elsewhere on the planet. An example of this is ...