BEIJING -- As China's Qinling Station, the youngest of the country's five scientific research stations in the Antarctic, ...

Scientists have successfully analyzed more than 30 years of vital data on the thickness of landfast sea ice in Antarctica's McMurdo Sound, which will prove useful to measure future impacts of climate ...

AAP FactCheck - A misleading claim about Antarctic sea ice, based on data from two specific days decades apart, is being erroneously used to suggest climate change is a hoax. Experts say short-term ...

Antarctic ice shelves are shrinking mainly due to frequent small calving events, while major iceberg break-offs remain rare ...

University of Otago – Ōtākou Whakaihu Waka scientists have successfully analysed more than 30 years of vital data on the ...

Researchers unveil a new map and classification system that will help protect the unique plants and animals of Earth's most remote and fragile continent.

While warming temperatures are driving a widespread loss of ice shelves, major calving events have not increased in frequency ...

As polar ice continues to melt at alarming rates, Arctic and Antarctic wildlife are facing unprecedented challenges. From ...

A core of ice extracted from Antarctica had literally frozen in time the climate of the planet going back nearly 70,000 years.

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The size variations in the Antarctic ice sheet over time have confirmed its unstable nature, made worse by greenhouse ...

If it gets stuck near South Georgia Island, that could make it hard for penguin parents to feed their babies and some young ...