Antarctica may seem pristine and almost devoid of life, but there's plenty of chemistry going on. Victoria Atkinson explains ...

Any cap on tourist numbers in Antarctica, and rules for trading, must be based on evidence about what the environment can handle. But there is a lack of precise data on Antarctica’s carrying capacity.

Warmer, saltier water from deep in the Southern Ocean has started rising to the surface, bringing up more carbon dioxide, a ...

Long-lost 1960s aerial photos let Copenhagen researchers watch Antarctica’s Wordie Ice Shelf crumble in slow motion. By ...

In recent weeks, Western reports revealed a jarring contradiction in the US polar strategy. The US "big and beautiful" bill ...

A Royal Navy ship has been given a Freedom of the City honour by a city that is about 50 miles from the nearest bit of coast.

New research reveals Antarctic sea ice has hit record lows three times since 2017, creating cascading effects on global ...

A salty surge in the Southern Ocean is melting Antarctic sea ice from below — and causing dramatic changes scientists didn’t ...

A tiny, obscure animal often sold as aquarium food has been quietly protecting our planet from global warming by undertaking ...

Unchecked tourism growth in Antarctica risks undermining the very environment that draws visitors to the region. What can be ...

The ocean around Antarctica is changing in unexpected ways. Since 2015, sea ice surrounding the frozen continent has been ...

As the climate crisis worsens, global investment in Antarctic research is alarmingly decreasing, with China emerging as the new leader in this critical field.