A regime shift for Antarctic sea ice? Arctic sea ice has long been in decline. Both the area of ice coverage and its ...

Snow and ice loss warms the land surface and air, setting off a feedback loop of further ice loss. This destabilises the landscape, with potentially hazardous impacts.

It's November 2024. Small red flags flap lazily in the breeze on the sea ice in front of Scott Base. They mark a safe route ...

Researchers took advantage of a rare chance to explore a new expanse of seafloor exposed by the breakup of an Antarctic ice ...

The parking apron in front of U.S. Air Force facilities at Christchurch International Airport, pictured in March 2025, can be ...

And the angsty South African is not alone. Byron Adams and students flying on a C-17 military airplane, going from New Zealand to Antarctica. “There was also the time when a kitchen worker didn ...

Protecting remaining strongholds and minimising human impacts on food sources will be crucial to avoiding further population ...

A dramatic collapse in Antarctica’s summer sea ice has stunned scientists, with coverage plunging to 30% below the historical ...

Researchers took advantage of a rare chance to explore a new expanse of seafloor exposed by the breakup of an Antarctic ice ...

Unless you’re a research scientist, you’ll only ever be able to land in Antarctica off a small expedition cruise ship.

China wants to build a new Antarctic base, not far (in Antarctic terms) from New Zealand’s Scott Base. It would be China’s second base on the New Zealand side of Antarctica. In documents sent ...

Photo / 123rf Researchers were working off the coast of Antarctica when it happened: a gigantic iceberg about 30km long cracked off the ice sheet on January 13, revealing a swath of ocean that had not ...