The 47th Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting (ATCM) involves 29 consultative states — including the US, China, Russia and South Africa — which gather annually to deliberate the future of the frozen, ...

Antarctica sees record tourism growth as 130,000 visitors explored its unique beauty. Discover the implications.

In the icy depths beneath Antarctica’s frozen waters, researchers have captured an astonishing sight: a blood-red squid never ...

Ancient coral fossils from the remote Seychelles islands have unveiled a dramatic warning for our future—sea levels can rise in sudden, sharp bursts even when global temperatures stay steady.

This long-term focus on specific prey can have powerful ecological consequences. At Cape Shirreff, Antarctica, in the ...

Ponting was part of the scientific staff on the 1910-1912 Terra Nova expedition to the South Pole. British explorer and expedition leader Robert Falcon Scott reached the Pole on January 17, 1912.

When ice gets trapped on land as giant ice sheets, it causes the sea level to change, but it doesn’t change by the same ...

As Midwinter Day approaches in Antarctica – the longest and darkest day of the year – those spending the winter on the frozen continent will follow a tradition dating back more than a century to the ...

A recent study found that four large glacier basins in East Antarctica have experienced substantial ice growth over the past ...

Warming waters are causing the colors of the ocean to change -- a trend that could impact humans if it were to continue, ...

Equipped head-to-toe in dry suits - divers researching below the waves are tethered to a team above the ice to make sure they don’t lose the hole to get back. | ITV National News ...

Submarine canyons around Antarctica tend to have less sea ice, higher sea surface temperatures, and more biomass such as ...