I'm part of a group of scientists who have just combined satellite data with field measurements to produce the first map of green vegetation across the whole Antarctic continent. We detected 44.2 ...

Although much of Antarctica has been chartered and collected in maps by different countries this latest edition to be finished at the end of this year has been described “as the most complete so ...

It was one of the most famous expeditions in history. No single country owns Antarctica. Instead many countries work together to protect Antarctica. Image caption, A research base in Antarctica.

His courie also will be found sketched on the accompanying map. He crossed the antarctic circle some six times, and discovered Peter Island, the most southerly land then known. He did not ...

The glacier, located in West Antarctica, has become a focal point of global concern due to its potential to significantly impact coastal communities around the world. Since 2018, the International ...

The 11 th Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research conference was held in Pucón, Chile August 19-23, 2024. Fifteen-hundred academics, researchers, and scientists specializing in Antarctica met ...

This map shows where larval samples of Akarotaxis gouldae (yellow arrows) were collected along the western Antarctic Peninsula. In comparison, Akarotaxis gouldae appear to have a much more limited ...

Extremely clean air on the ground, warm air intrusions and sulfate aerosol at high altitudes—a Leipzig research project has gained new insights into clouds in Antarctica. From January to ...

Researchers in the Antarctic Peninsula have discovered a new species of Antarctic dragonfish, a new journal study shows. The dragonfish, called the Banded Dragonfish or Akarotaxis gouldae ...