When polar regions melt, the vaults are thrown open – ancient water, carbon, and microbial life return to the surface to shape and change the world.” Now in his mid-60s, Shubin has experienced ...

Extreme precipitation events in Antarctica, which are mostly dominated by snowfall due to sub-zero temperatures, also include rainfall, according to new research.

The world's biggest iceberg — a wall of ice the size of Rhode Island — is lumbering toward a remote island off Antarctica that's home to millions of penguins and seals. The trillion-ton slab ...

An enormous chunk has broken off the world's largest iceberg, in a possible first sign the behemoth from Antarctica could be crumbling, scientists told AFP on Friday. The colossal iceberg—which ...

Aside from a few research stations, Antarctica remains uninhabited, offering a rare glimpse into a world ruled by nature. The wildlife, from curious penguins to majestic whales, thrives ...

Two hundred million years ago, icy Antarctica was a lush ... The exhibit Antarctic Dinosaurs will reveal this lost world when it opens Saturday, Feb. 15, at the Durham Museum.

On Feb. 6, 2020, five years ago, Antarctica set its all-time record ... An investigation by the World Meteorological Organization found this extreme temperature spike was caused by foehn winds ...

ANTARCTICA IS THE only continent unbloodied ... The carve-up of the continent reflects the world of the early 1900s: Britain, the naval hegemon at the time, and its former colonies grabbed almost ...

"Possible face in Antarctica". What's more, it offers the coordinates of the place where it is located. And it gives it with such precision: 72°00'36.0"S 168°34'40.0"E. Face on Mars (1976 ...