Winter in Antarctica is long and dark. Temperatures remain well below freezing. In many places, the Sun sets in April and does not rise above the horizon again until August. Without sunlight, ...
It is hard to believe that life can survive in Antarctica. Despite its harsh conditions, hardy flora and fauna do just that ...
Applications open for $15,000 Antarctic Fellowship from IAATO, Early-Career Award from COMNAP and Scientific Committee on ...
Navigating monolithic icebergs, massive ocean waves and sub-zero snowstorms, CSIRO research vessel (RV) Investigator is a workhorse for Antarctic science. In just over 11 years and spread across seven ...
An article published recently in Nature Geoscience warns that Antarctica's ice masses have begun to experience a process scientists call "Greenlandification." The term refers to the unprecedented ...
Turkish scientists say research shows risks in Antarctic region from diseases carried by migratory birds to plastic waste ...
The Blood Falls is the result of a complicated interaction in which overlying ice, underlying rock, and an ancient lake bed ...
Educational travel is one of the most powerful ways families can grow together and this is especially true in places like Antarctica. “When a child is standing three feet away from a penguin colony, ...
According to NASA, Lake Untersee is an underground body of water resting in the snow-capped peaks of East Antarctica. Hidden like a time capsule, it p.