A mere 90 million years ago, Antarctica was a radically different place. Instead of being a polar desert characterized by colossal ice sheets and glaciers, it may have been a swampy land of ...

The Antarctic Desert is located in Antarctica and its surrounding oceanic areas. It is classified as a polar desert due to its extremely low precipitation and freezing temperatures. Polar deserts ...

Reams of scientific papers and accounts of the Antarctic winter had prepared ... dry climate of the polar desert. There’s a third less oxygen than at sea level, impairing brain function.

While the desolation of Antarctica's polar desert leads to it often being overlooked, the world's southernmost continent "has been one of the most rapidly warming parts of the planet" over the ...

The frozen continent has never been so desirable. But as other nations try to get in on the action, a race to the bottom ...

Melting ice sheets are often considered synonymous with climate change in the media, with evocative images of lone polar bears floating ... due to melting of Antarctic ice sheets (isostatic ...

The Antarctic Infrastructure Modernization Program was commissioned by the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC-UKRI) to enable a world-leading capability to ensure that Britain remains at ...

On the cruise, Sorby gives presentations about her journey to the South Pole. She also gives lectures about the impact of climate change on the polar regions, and what role citizen science and ...

Discover why Antarctica is the driest continent on Earth, with an average annual precipitation of just 50 millimetres.

Congratulations to British Antarctic Survey (BAS) staff who have been awarded a Polar Medal in the 2025 New Year’s Honours List for their contributions to improving our understanding of ...

The Antarctic Desert is home to unique wildlife, including penguins and seals, and contains valuable climate records within its deep ice layers, which can reach depths of over two miles.