The George V Antarctic Expedition open face pocket watch was taken on the SY Aurora during Shackleton's Trans-Antarctic ...

A pocket watch which has been described as having an "adventurous past" by an auction house is set to go under the hammer. An ...

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An expedition by more than 50 researchers from seven countries has documented the gradual degradation of Antarctica: microplastics in the water, melting ice, and declining salinity in the Southern ...

For Sunnyvale’s Carla Klein, a close-up view of icebergs, penguins, seals and whales were among the highlights of a trip to Argentina and Antarctica earlier this year.

Antarctica has gained some ice in certain areas despite global warming, NASA satellites have discovered. Researchers said that the continent lost several ice sheets in the past two decades, but it ...

The Antarctic Slope Current shields Antarctica from warm waters. But new research shows meltwater is speeding up the current, which could make it more unstable.

Antarctica has its own 'shield' against warm water—but this could now be under threat by Ellie Ong, Edward Doddridge, Matthew England and Navid Constantinou, The Conversation ...

A new study finds Antarctica gained mass for the first time in decades, reversing previous loss trends and briefly offsetting global sea level rise.

An icy new map of Antarctica could help direct the search for alien life The Bedmap3 survey is bringing the polar continent into focus, which could help detect life on icy moons ...

Once thought a block of worthless ice, this continent is in fact incredibly valuable and plays a key role in stabilizing Earth’s climate.

Many of us perceive Antarctica as a distant and mysterious corner of the world.