Antarctica is a place rife with opportunities for discovery, but strangely enough, the discovery of the continent itself is something of a contested topic.

Surface melting for the Antarctic ice sheet appears to have set a record for the 46-year satellite observation period on ...

De Gerlache headed the first expedition to overwinter within the Antarctic Circle, after his ship Belgica was icebound in the Bellingshausen Sea. It collected the first annual cycle of Antarctic ...

Climbers enjoy great success on Mount Vinson this season. The Antarctic summer runs from November through March, when the sun shines 24-hours per day and temperatures hover around 12°F to 30°F ...

Recently, Russian scientists claimed that the universe’s largest oil and gas reserves were discovered in the British Antarctic Territory. This discovery has significantly impacted geopolitics, the ...

As the expedition vessel continues its journey towards Bharati Station, it points to India's strategic focus on enhancing its capabilities in polar research. Listen to Story These stations facilitate ...

It has even entered the Antarctic Circle. Loading Bird flu viruses are not a new threat, but the deadliness and virility of the H5N1 strain – and the fact the virus has mutated to be fatal to ...

The parliamentarians are scheduled to travel on Thursday alongside Defense Minister Maya Fernández and Ambassador Marcos Correa Letelier, who heads the Foreign Ministry's Antarctic Affairs Division.

Cat Burford, pictured at the South Pole, said her 700-mile challenge across Antarctica had been "really brutal" A dentist from Truro is celebrating reaching the South Pole unaided to realise a ...