Roughly 90 million years ago, climatic conditions in Antarctica were suitable for resin-producing trees. Researchers have now made the southernmost discovery of amber in the world.

A man is preparing to run the world's most southerly post office in Antarctica - having never worked as a postie before.

Shaikh Hassan Khan, a Kerala government employee, has become the first from the state to climb the Seven Summits, advocating ...

People wave national flags as China's 41st Antarctic expedition team sets sail from Guangzhou, Guangdong province, on Friday ...

MIAMI (AP) — Two humpback whales were found dead and another seriously injured this year in huge nets used to collect krill for fishmeal and omega-3 pills near Antarctica, The Associated Press ...

Xuelong 2, one of the ships from China's 41st Antarctic expedition team, departs on a nearly seven-month mission to Antarctica on November 1, 2024 in Guangzhou, South China's Guangdong Province.

In winter, Antarctica is covered by the world's largest ice sheet, spanning roughly 19 million square kilometres (7.3 million square miles). This remote, stunningly barren land holds the title of ...

In fact, the research showed that vegetation cover across the Antarctic Peninsula has increased more than tenfold over the last four decades. “The landscape is still almost entirely dominated by ...

The species is endemic to Antarctica but it is estimated three quarters of their icy breeding colonies are threatened by rising temperatures. The arrival of an emperor penguin in Denmark on ...

The first color that comes to mind when thinking about Antarctica is a stark white, which makes sense, given the southernmost continent is generally buried in ice and snow. It has earned its ...

An extraordinary and rare atmospheric phenomenon has been captured by NASA's Landsat 8 satellite, showing 'sea smoke' rising above Antarctica's Pine Island Glacier. The Operational Land Imager ...