Researchers unveil a new map and classification system that will help protect the unique plants and animals of Earth's most remote and fragile continent.

Antarctic ice shelves are shrinking mainly due to frequent small calving events, while major iceberg break-offs remain rare ...

Scientists have mapped Antarctica’s ice-free ecosystems, highlighting their biodiversity and growing climate threats.

If it gets stuck near South Georgia Island, that could make it hard for penguin parents to feed their babies and some young ...

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Rising Sea Levels When you think about the ice melting in Greenland and Antarctica, you're really looking at the biggest ...

“If we lose the ice sheets of Greenland and Antarctica ... Given that tens of thousands of tourists travel to Antarctica each year, the organization sets strict rules for acceptable behavior ...

The world's biggest iceberg — a wall of ice the size of Rhode Island — is lumbering toward a remote island off Antarctica ... Georgia more or less every year — it's a kind of highway for ...

There is even potential for yet older ice, dating back to the pre-Quaternary period (2.58 million years ago ... exactly when this region of Antarctica was ice-free for the last time.