Let’s face it: kids are not smart. That’s fine; they’re not meant to be – they have a lot of growing and learning left to do, ...

China's Xuelong (Snow Dragon) ice breaker currently docked in New Zealand Chinese scientists are expected to conclude the most complete and precise map of Antarctica during their current ...

A striking new phenomenon is emerging: distinct regions are seeing repeated heat waves that are so extreme, they fall far beyond what any model of global warming can predict or explain. A new study ...

The world's biggest iceberg - more than twice the size of Greater London - is on the move after getting stuck in the Weddell ...

In recent years, sea ice around the continent has been increasing. The ocean around Antarctica is divided into several seas. Starting to the right of the Antarctic Peninsula on the map is the Weddell ...

Saudi Arabia and even Iran are looking to secure a foothold on the continent. Calls to modernise the treaty to create a new global agreement for governing Antarctica would require unanimous ...

The global average temperature is rising, but some regions are experiencing extreme heatwaves way beyond what models ...

Scientists have recorded the first known discovery of amber in Antarctica, providing irrefutable proof that Earth’s frozen southernmost continent was once temperate enough to support resin-producing ...

Antarctica is the coldest and driest continent on Earth – a place for adventure and a key area for global science ... and that is also true of this book … The book is lavishly illustrated with color ...

José Cox and Jonathan Henriquez play with dry ice in a video promoting the Antarctica pop-up. José Cox and Jonathan Henriquez Just as temperatures continue to drop across D.C., two bartenders plan to ...