“If you look on nautical charts, it calls this island Bombay Island after this boat,” Lockton said of the remains of an old ...

Peter Fretwell, mapping specialist and co-author at BAS, said it had become clear that the Antarctic Ice Sheet is thicker ...

China says there is no "geopolitical motive" behind the ongoing expansion of its operations in Antarctica, including newly ...

A massive superberg, four times as big as New York City, has halted east of the southern tip of South America.

Have you ever wondered what Antarctica might look like without ice? Now, a new map released this week gives us a clear view of the continent as if its massive sheet of ice has been removed ...

Even in Antarctica, scientists and workers are feeling the impacts—and are terrified for what’s to come. The United States Antarctic Program (USAP) operates three permanent stations in Antarctica.

Journey to Antarctica in a new digital series from NOVA and PBS Digital Studios, and discover what it takes to do science in Earth's most remote natural laboratory. Hosts Caitlin Saks and Arlo ...

He also stressed that Punta Arenas was “the main Antarctic city in the world” with “the airport with the largest movement of passengers traveling to Antarctica each year, both tourists and ...

The British Antarctic Survey used data collected over six decades by planes, satellites, ships and dog-drawn sleds to create a detailed map of the continent.