Our research addresses critical issues including climate change, the human footprint in Antarctica, the conservation of Antarctic and Southern Ocean wildlife and the sustainable management of Southern ...

Every winter, Antarctica roughly doubles in size as sea ice locks into place over the ocean. Typically, Breid Bay in East Antarctica is entirely covered in a frozen crust from July through August. But ...

Explore Antarctica with this fun and educational Geography Coloring Poster! This printable Antarctica continent study combines geography, animals, plants, maps and interesting facts in an engaging ...

A saildrone is about to embark on an unusual 22,000 km circumnavigation of Antarctica. I featured the story in a recent weekly geography quiz, students were fascinated by the journey, so I put ...

A new study has found that reproductive female Antarctic krill actively use deep-sea hydrothermal vents as a habitat, suggesting these environments may play a role in the animals’ reproductive cycle.

China is preparing to build its sixth research station in Antarctica, expanding into Marie Byrd Land — a remote, little-studied stretch of the continent's west. It has some experts and politicians ...

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Antarctic sea ice has recorded its third-smallest winter peak extent since satellite records began 48 years ago, new data reveals. Provisional data from the US National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC ...