Antarctica, Earth's southernmost continent, is a place of extremes. Over 99% of Antarctica is covered in ice, which is up to 4.9 km thick inland, and extends over the sea in the form of ice shelves ...

Antarctica is like no place on Earth. The "White Continent" has lured explorers and scientists to its stunning, ice-encrusted landscape for two centuries. Countries have tried to carve up Antarctica ...

Hapag-Lloyd Cruises’ Hanseatic Inspiration has successfully completed its Antarctic semi-circumnavigation, a 32-day voyage from Ushuaia, Argentina, to Christchurch, New Zealand. Departing on January ...

ATLANTA (AP) — A judge on Friday declined a Georgia state senator’s request for an arrest warrant against a state House staffer following a confrontation between the two earlier this year ...

The world's strongest ocean current could slow as melting Antarctic ice sheets flood it with fresh water, according to research published on Monday that warned of "severe" climate consequences.

Scared was too strong a word to describe how I was feeling en route to Antarctica. I was nervous—uneasy, really. Our ship, the National Geographic Explorer, had just departed Ushuaia, the Argentinian ...

Recent times have seen an increase in the demand for Antarctic krill oil due to the numerous health benefits it offers. This oil, derived from small shrimp-like organisms known as krill that dwell ...

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The 9th National Antarctic Science Expedition continues conducting extensive research in Antarctica, focusing on the impact of human activities on aquatic ecosystems and the region's biodiversity. The ...

The disaster came as a supervolcano erupted beneath the Antarctic ice sheet. The eruption led to the crushing and melting of the ice shelf, which turned into trillions of gallons of water that ...