The CSIC-UNESPA scientific expedition has been underway since last January with the aim of monitoring the presence of the ...

Social media posts sharing a graphic comparing sea ice levels in the Antarctic on the same date 45 years apart misrepresent ...

Discover how the Antarctic midge, Antarctica's only native insect, survives extreme cold through unique adaptations.

What's the only native insect of Antarctica have to do to survive? A research team has uncovered the special ability of the Antarctic midge to prosper in an extreme environment.

With its glaciers and sub-zero temperatures, Antarctica hardly seems like a place of refuge. However, the now icy continent ...

Model of Antarctica's water enhances sea level forecasts Study is the first to interpret subglacial hydrology for whole continent, improving analysis of Antarctic ice melt Date: February 11, 2025 ...

During the late Cretaceou period, the landmass that is now Antarctica would have been more like a temperate rainforest, capable of supporting all forms of life. And, maybe most importantly ...

IN CLINIC NEXT SATURDAY. A SNOWY MORNING HERE SET THE TONE FOR THE DURHAM MUSEUM’S NEW ANTARCTIC DINOSAURS EXHIBIT. THE EXHIBIT FEATURES LIFE SIZED DINOSAUR REPLICAS. VISITORS LEARNED HOW THE ...

Tiny plastic particles as small as a red blood cell have been discovered in Antarctica ... to field camps but not at a remote “control” site. Dr Clara Manno, an ocean ecologist at BAS ...

The Chilean Antarctic Statute enacted on Aug. 21, 2020, provides for the South American country's on-site deployments to defend its sovereignty claims. In this regard, the Chilean Navy contributes ...

On Feb. 6, 2020, five years ago, Antarctica set its all-time record high of 64.9 degrees (18.3 degrees Celsius) at Esperanza Base, an Argentine research station near the northernmost tip of the ...