Rising temperatures in Antarctica have seen two species of plants grow quicker, in a ten year period, because of climate change, according to an article published in Current Biology under the ...

Ground temperatures in East Antarctica have soared more than 50 degrees (28 Celsius) above normal in the second major heat ...

While that scenario is extreme, it shows how much water is stored in Antarctica and how important it is to our climate. Antarctic ice sheets are the thermostat of the planet, and that thermostat ...

It is not unusual to have hurricane force winds as well as very low temperatures. This one is relatively mild for Antarctica but still involves three days of wind gusting up to 50mph. It blows ...

Hundreds of polar researchers issue an emergency statement calling for urgent action to deal with the impacts of climate ...

Melting ice caps in Antarctica will be a "huge disaster" for the planet, Professor Luke O'Neill has warned. Scientists at a ...

Today, Antarctica is a huge frozen continent, though it was once temperate enough to be covered in swampy forests. Now, a ...

Wow, a recent article in The Baltimore Sun reports that fragments of amber have been found in Antarctica and it was suggested ...

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