Antarctica, Earth's southernmost continent, is a place of extremes. Over 99% of Antarctica is covered in ice, which is up to 4.9 km thick inland, and extends over the sea in the form of ice shelves ...

In the end, in the dark, it all came down to three things — experience, good judgment in the face of uncertainty, and penguin ...

The renewable energy system ensures stable power in Antarctica’s extreme conditions, and is estimated to cut fossil fuel use ...

The Antarctic Circumpolar Current is involved in everything from storing carbon to guarding Antarctica from invasive marine ...

A mosasaur may have laid this football-size egg 68 million years ago.

The system is the largest-scale new energy power generation system currently installed in China's Antarctic research stations ...

The world's strongest ocean current could slow as melting Antarctic ice sheets flood it with fresh water, with "severe" ...

From plastic bags to freeways, humans have littered Earth with objects that will last millions of years. What will those ...

A newly studied Vegavis iaai skull from Antarctica confirms that modern bird lineages, like ducks and geese, were evolving ...

A new study has revealed that "hug of death" megaraptorids and previously unknown carcharodontosaurs shared Australia's unique Antarctic dinosaur ecosystem during the Cretaceous.

A few fossilized body parts hinted at an enigmatic bird's close ties to waterfowl like ducks and geese. A newfound skull may bolster that idea.

I feel a little awkward, because I’m still finding my way in this Antarctic armor. I’m wearing four layers on top, including three jackets, all of their hoods over my head. Thick winter gloves ...