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.

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 ...

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

Since 2016, Antarctic sea ice extent has been declining sharply – now scientists are piecing together how strong winds and warm deep water have played a part in this abrupt transition ...

Sea ice around Antarctica expanded for several decades until a dramatic decline in 2015. The reasons behind this are revealed ...

It's a bit like seeing a penguin thrive in a tropical jungle." That's how Monash University scientist Dr Ry Holland describes new research that has ...

The study, led by Monash University researchers from Securing Antarctica’s Environmental Future (SAEF), shows that microbes’ ability to live from gases in the atmosphere, including hydrogen and carbon ...

New analyses of ancient ice from Antarctica and the air contained inside it are extending the history of Earth's climate records and expanding researchers' understanding of how the planet has changed ...

Scientists recorded a total-column ozone concentration of 102 Dobson units, the 8th-lowest level since 1986. Colder-than-average temperatures and strong winds in the stratosphere circling Antarctica ...