The Coldest Place on Earth Antarctica is the epitome of frigid climates, with temperatures that can make you shiver just ...

In recent years, it has become painfully evident that Earth is losing ice. Greenland's ice is shrinking, at a rate of 270 billion tons per year. And Antarctica is losing its ice, too, at a rate of ...

It’s cold! Surprised? A desert doesn’t need to be sandy—it just has to be very dry. Antarctica is the largest desert on Earth. This continent, lying at the bottom of the world, covers a ...

It represents ancient record of the Earth's climate and the story of a once warm Antarctica before it morphed into a snowy desert. Carlo Barbante coordinates the drilling project. We will now be ...