Antarctica could warm much faster than its surroundings over the next few decades due to a phenomenon known as polar amplification that is well established in the Arctic.

Learn how, after one of the world’s most sensitive neutrino detectors discovered mysterious radio pulses in Antarctica, ...

Since 2016, Antarctic sea ice extent has been declining sharply – now scientists are piecing together how strong winds and ...

Scientists in Australia have found Antarctic microbes can survive by consuming gases from the atmosphere across an extraordinary temperature range, revealing new clues to life's resilience in extreme ...

Pink granite boulders sitting mysteriously atop Antarctica’s Hudson Mountains have led scientists to a stunning discovery: a ...

A sediment core spanning millions of years and new modeling studies point to significant ice retreat under temperatures ...

New analyses of ancient ice from Antarctica and the air contained inside it are extending the history of Earth's climate ...

SAEF researcher collecting microbial soil samples. Image credit: Laura Phillips"It's a bit like seeing a penguin thrive in a tropical jungle." That's ...

The Earth’s climate system is now “out of balance,” according to a new global report — with scientists warning that a key ...

The study, led by Monash University researchers from Securing Antarctica’s Environmental Future (SAEF), shows that microbes’ ...